Definition of CONTRALTO

Examples of contralto in a Sentence

a duet performed by a soprano and a contralto

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Milosh, who formed Rhye with producer Robin Hannibal but now works it as a solo project, is best known for his breathy, androgynous contralto. — Randall Roberts, latimes.com, "California Sounds: New music from Deb Never, Sublime with Rome and Rhye," 5 June 2019 The snare drum death march and the psychedelic Jefferson Airplane-like flourishes seem to accentuate Dylan’s vitriolic, unforgiving words in a silly way, but Cher’s steadfast contralto grounds the affair. — Jessi Roti, chicagotribune.com, "15 of the weirdest Bob Dylan cover songs to celebrate his birthday," 24 May 2018 While West's vaudevillian attitude was practically a genetic predisposition by nature of her husky contralto voice and charisma, Sontag argues that West knew how to play to her audience—and her hyper-feminine beauty is evidence of just that. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "From Josephine Baker to Cher, 25 Camp Beauty Icons Through the Decades," 2 May 2019 Daniel Okulitch brought a brutal heft to General Leslie Groves ; Meredith Arwady an otherworldly contralto to Pasqualita, the Oppenheimers’ Tewa housekeeper; and Andrew Harris a sardonic bite to the scientist Edward Teller. — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, "Staging Reimagined Stories in New Mexico," 6 Aug. 2018 Survivors include his daughter, contralto Sonya Alexandra Knussen of Baltimore; a brother; and a sister. — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, "Oliver Knussen, influential composer of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ opera, dies at 66," 12 July 2018 Roberts's contralto voice grounds a Lina set adrift in a confusing universe of puppets and apparitions. — Irene Hsiao, Chicago Reader, "The four plays that make up Stories of the Body plumb the depths of women’s experience," 30 May 2018 Meticulously crafted and ever-evolving in collaboration with French master creator and ex-paramour Jean-Paul Goude, the singer’s Afrofuturist image is as integral to her character as her sultry contralto and subversive stage presence. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Happy Birthday, Grace Jones! 18 Times the Fearless Pop Icon Broke the Beauty Mold," 19 May 2018 Her smooth contralto vocals were as amazing as ever. — Kevinisha Walker, NOLA.com, "Anita Baker 'gives the best she's got' at Jazz Fest 2018," 6 May 2018

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