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Noun: spinto soprano
  1. A type of operatic soprano voice that has the limpidity and easy high notes of a lyric soprano, yet can be ‘pushed’ on to achieve dramatic climaxes without strain
    "The more dramatic sister of the lyric soprano is the spinto soprano, not quite a full-on dramatic soprano, but possessing a combination of qualities of both the lyric and the dramatic sopranos"

Type of: soprano

Encyclopedia: Spinto soprano