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Noun: dramatic mezzo-soprano
  1. A subtype of the mezzo-soprano with a range from approximately the F below middle C to the G two octaves above middle C.
    "The dramatic mezzo-soprano can sing over an orchestra and chorus with ease and was often used in the 19th century opera, to portray older women, mothers, witches and evil characters."

Type of: mezzo, mezzo-soprano

Encyclopedia: Dramatic mezzo-soprano