Examples of contralto in a Sentence

a duet performed by a soprano and a contralto

Recent Examples on the Web Critics delighted in her rich, fluid contralto voice, which easily handled the complex embellishments demanded of Rossini heroines. — New York Times, 13 May 2022 Odetta was the secret-agent contralto, amplifying a history of pain others were using for sing-alongs. — Sasha Frere-jones, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2022 By all reports, her wide-ranging contralto possessed the kind of resonant halo that technology is helpless to reproduce. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2021 The other excellent Iphigenias included Nivi Ravi, Joanna Lynn-Jacobs, Alexandra Smither and Sharmay Musacchio (though her impressive contralto was ill served by the bouncing vocal line of her Act II aria, made obvious by the sound design). — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021 Singing soulfully but very quietly at first, her rich contralto builds in perfect sync with the stately tempo. — Bill Adler, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021 Marian Anderson’s wide-ranging contralto possessed the kind of resonant halo that technology is helpless to reproduce. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2021 Valdes dressed contralto Marian Anderson -- the first Black woman to perform with the Metropolitan Opera -- during much of her career, Ristvet said. — CNN, 1 Oct. 2021 Apple, with her singular smoky contralto, modelled the complex emotions of the line for Amber, warming her up to record. — Mick Stevens, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021 See More

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