St John's C of E Primary School
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24.2.25 Soprano and Tenor
Soprano and Tenor
A soprano is the highest female voice type. Sopranos can sing high notes with ease. Some sopranos are called Coloratura sopranos – they can sing even higher!
A tenor is a high male voice (although we will find out on another week that the male voice can go even higher).
Andrea Bocelli is an Italian tenor. His main singing genre is opera but he also sings pop music and often duets with other singers.
Here are two sopranos that are known for their pop music but are singing here in a more classical style.
Ariana Grande has recently become well known for her soprano role in the film Wicked. She is a pop/R&B singer. She has a 4 octave vocal range which means she can sing really high. She can sing in the ‘whistle register’ which is higher than most sopranos.
Celine Dion is another pop singer who is also a soprano. She also has a huge vocal range and can sing comfortably in a lower soprano range (a mezzo soprano) and in a high range.