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メゾソプラノ (mezosopurano) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

メゾソプラノ

also: メゾ・ソプラノ · メッツォソプラノ · メッツォ・ソプラノ

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Meanings

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Refers to the female voice type between soprano and contralto, or a singer with that voice. Used in classical music contexts.

from Italian

彼かの女じょはオペラでメゾソプラノを

歌うた

っ

て

いる

。

She sings mezzo-soprano in the opera.

メゾソプラノの音おん域いきはソプラノより少すこし低ひくい。

The mezzo-soprano range is a little lower than soprano.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉がメゾソプラノを務つとめるfor someone to take the mezzo-soprano role/part
彼かの女じょはこの舞ぶ台たいでメゾソプラノを務つとめる。
She takes the mezzo-soprano role in this production.
メゾソプラノの〈人ひと〉a mezzo-soprano (singer)
彼かの女じょはメゾソプラノの歌か手しゅとして有ゆう名めいだ。
She is famous as a mezzo-soprano singer.

Don't confuse with

ソプラノ
ソプラノ is the highest female voice range, while メゾソプラノ sits just below it, and learners often mix up which is higher.
アルト
アルト is the lowest female voice range, below メゾソプラノ, and the two are easily confused when learning voice classifications.

Built from

メゾ+ソプラノ

Written forms

メゾソプラノUsage100%
Most common katakana spelling, from Italian 'mezzo-soprano'.
メゾ・ソプラノ
Variant with interpunct; also common in music contexts.
メッツォソプラノ
Less common spelling reflecting a more Italianate pronunciation.
メッツォ・ソプラノ
Rare variant with interpunct.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian 'mezzo-soprano', meaning 'half-soprano' or 'middle soprano'.