Soprano

The highest register of the human voice which can reach the F above the high C. It is subdivided into mezzo (the lower ranges); lyric (the middle range); and coloratura (the very top of the register). The usual soprano range is between the middle C and the high A (almost two octaves). As an exceptional example, Maria Callas could reach top Eb.Another subclassification is the dramatic soprano which denotes a soprano with powerful voice and marked declamatory ability.