The
contraltovoice in
opera and
classical music has a
range which typically lies between the F below middle C (
F3) to two Fs above middle C (F5). In the lower and upper extremes, some contralto voices can sing from the E below middle C (E3) to two B♭s above middle C (B♭5).[1] The contralto voice has the lowest
tessitura of the female voices and is noted for its rich and deep vocal
timbre.[2] True operatic contraltos are very rare.[3] The following is a list of contralto singers who have regularly performed unamplified classical or operatic music in concert halls and/or opera houses.[4]
^Dean, Winton, "Robinson, Anastasia", in Stanley Sadie|Sadie, Stanley (ed), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (III, pp. 1360–1361). New York, Grove (Oxford University Press), 1997.
ISBN978-0-19-522186-2.
^Entry: Vestris [née Bartolozzi] Lucia Elizabeth [Eliza Lucy], in Sadie, S. (ed), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (IV, pp. 979–980). New York, Grove (Oxford University Press), 1997.
ISBN978-0-19-522186-2
^King, Betty Nygaard; So, Joseph K.; Macpherson, James B. (June 21, 2017).
"Portia White". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada.
Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
Appelman, D. Ralph (1986). The Science of Vocal Pedagogy: Theory and Application. Indiana University Press.
ISBN978-0-253-20378-6.
Celletti, R. (2000). "Requiem per il contralto". La grana della voce. Opere, direttori e cantanti (in Italian) (2nd ed.). Rome: Baldini & Castoldi.
ISBN88-8089-781-0.
The
contraltovoice in
opera and
classical music has a
range which typically lies between the F below middle C (
F3) to two Fs above middle C (F5). In the lower and upper extremes, some contralto voices can sing from the E below middle C (E3) to two B♭s above middle C (B♭5).[1] The contralto voice has the lowest
tessitura of the female voices and is noted for its rich and deep vocal
timbre.[2] True operatic contraltos are very rare.[3] The following is a list of contralto singers who have regularly performed unamplified classical or operatic music in concert halls and/or opera houses.[4]
^Dean, Winton, "Robinson, Anastasia", in Stanley Sadie|Sadie, Stanley (ed), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (III, pp. 1360–1361). New York, Grove (Oxford University Press), 1997.
ISBN978-0-19-522186-2.
^Entry: Vestris [née Bartolozzi] Lucia Elizabeth [Eliza Lucy], in Sadie, S. (ed), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (IV, pp. 979–980). New York, Grove (Oxford University Press), 1997.
ISBN978-0-19-522186-2
^King, Betty Nygaard; So, Joseph K.; Macpherson, James B. (June 21, 2017).
"Portia White". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada.
Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
Appelman, D. Ralph (1986). The Science of Vocal Pedagogy: Theory and Application. Indiana University Press.
ISBN978-0-253-20378-6.
Celletti, R. (2000). "Requiem per il contralto". La grana della voce. Opere, direttori e cantanti (in Italian) (2nd ed.). Rome: Baldini & Castoldi.
ISBN88-8089-781-0.