Both Uses of
soprano
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Cavalcanti has a fine tenor voice," said he, "and Mademoiselle Eugenie a splendid soprano, and then she plays the piano like Thalberg.†
Chpt 75-76 *
- "I, too," said the young man, "am a musician—at least, my masters used to tell me so; but it is strange that my voice never would suit any other, and a soprano less than any."†
Chpt 75-76
Definition:
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(soprano) highest-ranged singing voice, normally possessed by women or boys