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• n  a woman singer having a contralto voice
• n  the lowest female singing voice
• s  of or being the lowest female voice

• Her voice, ranging from a mellow low contralto to a brilliant mezzo-soprano, glided through songs by Gluck, Haydn, Schubert, Rossini, Mahler, Ravel and De-Falla; the performance .
• She had a stentorian contralto and a quavering wail that grated on the ears of those attuned to the trills of opera divas.
• One of the greatest concert singers of this generation is Marian Anderson, Philadelphia-born Negro contralto.

• alto

News & Articles

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• Music Review: Return to cool, Alison Moyet delivers remarkable new-synth edginess on new album
  Alison Moyet is not trying to impress you. True to her punk roots, the English artist didn't make "The Minutes," her first studio album since 2007, to please anyone. And, by doing so, she has created a remarkable collection that takes her rich contralto to new edges.
  June 12, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune