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soprano

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Soprano refers to music prominently featuring the highest female vocal register, characterized by bright, soaring tones that convey power and emotional intensity. This vocal range spans classical opera, contemporary classical crossover, symphonic metal, and theatrical performance traditions. The soprano voice often serves as the primary melodic focus, capable of expressing both delicate vulnerability and dramatic grandeur.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
41		1959	Elisabeth Schwarzkopf	Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Sings Operettas by Lehár,Suppé and Straub		operette # 99
56		1965	Renata Tebaldi	Renata Tebaldi	opera soprano
42		1980	Amelita Galli-Curci	Prima Voce: Galli-Curci	opera soprano
70		1981	Leyla Gencer	Leyla Gencer: Volume 2	opera soprano
31		1981-04	Sutherland/Pavarotti	Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor 2	opera soprano
68		1982	Maria Callas	Maria Callas	classical opera female vocalists	opera # 29
4		1983	Kiri Te Kanawa	A Portrait of Kiri Te Kanawa	classical
36		1985	Renata Scotto	Puccini Heroines	classical opera soprano
73		1989	Philip Glass	Glass: Songs From the Trilogy	american classical minimalism opera orchestral soprano
60		1990	Joan Sutherland	Joan Sutherland	opera	opera # 60
5		1991	Eva Marton	Favorite Puccini Arias by the World's Favorite Sopranos	soprano
27		1991	Maria Callas	Maria Callas Classic Collection, Vol. 2
47		1992	Kiri Te Kanawa	The Kiri Selection	soprano
23		1993	Rosa Ponselle	Prima Voce: Rosa Ponselle Volume 2	classical opera soprano
87		1993	Miriam Gauci	A Single Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	classical opera soprano
65		1994-10-10	Montserrat Caballé	Hijo De La Luna	soprano
74		1995	Inessa Galante	Debut	soprano
82		1995	Montserrat Caballé	Montserrat Caballe	opera soprano
25		1996	Giuseppe Verdi	PONSELLE, Rosa: Rosa Ponselle Sings Verdi (1918-1928)
14		1997	Lesley Garrett	A Soprano Inspired	classical english german lieder opera oratorio pop sacred soprano	sacred # 45 oratorio # 60 lieder # 64
29		1997	Stille Volk	Hantaoma	folk medieval folk neomedieval freak folk	celtic folk # 31 dream folk # 48 pagan folk # 65 medieval folk # 81 neomedieval # 90
34		1997	Montserrat Caballé	Friends For Life	soprano
48		1997	Kiri Te Kanawa	Favorite Puccini Arias By The World's Favorite Sopranos	opera
51		1997-09-21	The Eccentric Opera	Hymne	classical crossover ethereal opera soprano
76		1998-10-19	Mediæval Bæbes	Worldes Blysse	folk	classical crossover # 7 avant-pop # 10 gothic pop # 56
46		1999	Sarah Brightman	Greatest Hits '2000	classical opera pop soprano
63		1999	Dawn Upshaw	Golijov: Ayre / Berio: Folksongs	classical crossover contemporary classical soprano
30		2000-01-11	Barbara Bonney	Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Salve Regina in F minor; Salve Regina in A minor	baroque classical oratorio soprano	oratorio # 69
78		2000-02-29	Audra McDonald	How Glory Goes	broadway musical theater soprano	musical theater # 78
72		2000-05-13	Lesley Garrett	I Will Wait for You	classical female vocalists soprano
21		2001	Angela Gheorghiu	Casta Diva	classical opera romanian soprano	romanian # 15
45		2001	Renata Scotto	Italian Opera Arias	opera soprano	italian opera # 63
26		2001	Angela Gheorghiu	Homage to Maria Callas	soprano
50		2002	OperaBabes	Beyond Imagination	opera	opera # 41
54		2002-01-23	Barbara Bonney	My Name Is Barbara	soprano
55		2002-06	Busta Flex	Eclipse	soprano
81		2002-07-27	Izzy	New Dawn	female vocalists
18		2003	Stille Volk	Maudat	folk neofolk medieval folk	dream folk # 25 pagan folk # 52 neomedieval # 57 medieval folk # 73
44		2003	Louisa John-Krol	Alabaster	dream pop ethereal	gothic pop # 28
58		2003	Roberto Alagna	Opera Album 2002 (D1)	opera	opera # 16
89		2003	Lesley Garrett	Opera Album 2002 (D1)	opera soprano
95		2003-02-26	Emilie Autumn	Enchant	ethereal	composer # 1 choral # 8 world fusion # 23 avant-pop # 40 dark pop # 42 classical crossover # 55 neoclassical darkwave # 56 ethereal # 68 dream folk # 70 gothic pop # 82
61		2003-04-03	Montserrat Caballé	Viva La Diva	opera
35		2003-08-24	志方あきこ	廃墟と楽園	ethereal folk darkwave dream folk neoclassical darkwave world world fusion	alternative folk # 6 pagan folk # 18 neoclassical darkwave # 20 neomedieval # 60 dream folk # 69
90		2004	Angela Gheorghiu	Live From Covent Garden	opera classical	opera # 58
86		2004-01-08	Angela Gheorghiu	Diva	soprano classical
71		2004-11-01	Eva Urbanová	Best of Eva Urbanová	opera soprano
28		2005	Anabela Duarte	Machine Lyrique (2006)	cabaret german japanese musical theater piano soprano	musical theater # 25
57		2005-02-14	Trobar de Morte	Fairydust	ethereal neofolk	dark folk # 10 gothic pop # 38 dream folk # 41 neoclassical darkwave # 65 neomedieval # 83
91		2005-05-10	Renée Fleming	Haunted Heart	jazz classical opera soprano
83		2005-07-20	志方あきこ	Navigatoria	ethereal folk dream folk world fusion world darkwave art pop classical neoclassical darkwave dream pop neofolk	dark pop # 11 poetry # 33 classical crossover # 40 poptron # 44 neoclassical darkwave # 55 world fusion # 61 gothic pop # 69 dream folk # 85
88		2006	Anna Netrebko	Opera Arias	opera classical	opera # 62
40		2006	Natalie Dessay	The Miracle of the Voice	soprano
79		2006	Soprano	Soprano ''Moi J'ai Pas''	soprano
64		2006-01-25	黒色すみれ	アンデルメルヘン歌曲集	acoustic alternative ambient avant-folk cantautore cantautori celtic celtic folk chillout choral classical classical crossover composer darkwave easy listening ethereal ethnic experimental folk folk freak folk indie folk italian italian folk italiano medieval folk neoclassical neoclassical darkwave neofolk new age new wave opera oriental pagan pagan folk poetry progressive folk singer-songwriter soprano soundtrack steampunk world world fusion	progressive folk # 3 pagan # 18 steampunk # 34 medieval folk # 40 italiano # 50 celtic folk # 52 oriental # 53 pagan folk # 55 cantautori # 63 cantautore # 76 italian folk # 79 experimental folk # 90
32		2006-07-25	Azam Ali	Elysium For The Brave	ethnic world ethereal	persian # 24 iranian # 81 arabic # 85 world # 92 ethnic # 100
80		2006-09-26	Audra McDonald	Build a Bridge	broadway musical soprano
67		2006-10-02	Cécile Corbel	songbook.1	ambient ambient pop avant-pop chillout choral classical classical crossover composer darkwave dream pop dreamwave easy listening ethereal female fronted metal folk folktronica gothic metal gothic pop metal neoclassical neoclassical darkwave new age orchestral post-rock soprano soundtrack synthpop world world fusion	dreamwave # 18 gothic pop # 46
94		2006-10-25	志方あきこ	Raka	ethereal folk world darkwave world fusion classical	classical crossover # 41 world fusion # 42 neoclassical darkwave # 47 gothic pop # 53 neomedieval # 59 dream folk # 65
99		2006-11-10	X-Perience	Lost In Paradise	electronic female vocalists pop soprano synthpop
66		2006-11-22	カノン	Brand New Breeze	ambient ambient pop avant-pop chillout choral classical classical crossover composer darkwave dream pop dreamwave ethereal folktronica gothic pop neoclassical neoclassical darkwave new age orchestral post-rock soprano soundtrack synthpop world world fusion	dreamwave # 14 gothic pop # 44
6		2006-11-22	野間久美子	竜宮幻歌	classical darkwave neoclassical darkwave soprano
37		2007	Diante do Trono	Tempo de Festa	christian female vocalists gospel latin pop pop pop rock soprano teen pop worship
93		2007-02-16	Soprano	Puisqu'il Faut Vivre
100		2007-11-14	Tarja	My Winter Storm	symphonic metal	female fronted metal # 68 symphonic metal # 70
43		2008	Angela Gheorghiu	The Puccini Experience	opera soprano
75		2008	Ursula Haupt	Serenade	soprano
10		2008-01-23	石橋優子	悠かなる刻の詩声	folk world classical crossover jazz	gothic pop # 8
69		2008-02-20	KOKIA	The VOICE	ethereal classical crossover folk	gothic pop # 12 classical crossover # 59
98		2008-10-30	Anna Netrebko	Souvenirs	soprano
7		2008-10	Níobeth	The Shining Harmony Of Universe	metal soprano
85		2008-11-07	Anna Netrebko	Sempre libera	opera classical soprano
92		2009	Elin Manahan Thomas	Eternal Light	baroque oratorio soprano	oratorio # 91
3		2009	Danielle de Niese	The Mozart Album	soprano
11		2009	Grace Bawden	Gifts of Grace	classical classical crossover pop soprano
96		2009	Various Artists	MARTINEZ, Ana Maria: SOPRANO SONGS AND ARIAS
62		2009-03-18	志方あきこ	Harmonia	ethereal folk new age world fusion classical crossover neoclassical darkwave world darkwave	neomedieval # 42 world fusion # 43 classical crossover # 48 pagan folk # 49 neoclassical darkwave # 50
9		2009-05-15	Kate Royal	Kate Royal: Midsummer Night	classical opera soprano
97		2009-08-19	志方あきこ	片翼の鳥	darkwave neoclassical darkwave classical crossover ethereal	poptron # 49 lgbt # 54 classical crossover # 77 neomedieval # 78 neoclassical darkwave # 84
2		2009-08-26	カノン	My Road ～ Songs from Guin Saga	classical crossover ethereal soprano
13		2010-05-19	黒色すみれ	ALICE IN THE UNDERGROUND	acoustic alternative ambient avant-folk cantautore cantautori celtic celtic folk chillout choral classical classical crossover composer darkwave easy listening ethereal ethnic experimental folk folk freak folk indie folk italian italian folk italiano medieval folk neoclassical neoclassical darkwave neofolk new age new wave opera oriental pagan pagan folk poetry progressive folk singer-songwriter soprano soundtrack steampunk world world fusion	italiano # 1 celtic folk # 4 pagan folk # 28 cantautori # 41 italian folk # 50 cantautore # 52 experimental folk # 56
16		2011-12-31	志方あきこ	Istoria~Kalliope~	darkwave folk ethereal neoclassical darkwave classical crossover female vocalists neoclassical neomedieval singer-songwriter world world fusion	gothic pop # 18 alternative folk # 27 neomedieval # 33
38		2013	Angela Gheorghiu	Angela Gheorghiu - A Portrait	opera soprano
52		2013-01-01	Luc Arbogast	Odysseus	classical crossover ethereal folk neoclassical darkwave ambient classical darkwave neofolk world world fusion	celtic folk # 10 gothic pop # 19 neomedieval # 22 dream folk # 23 medieval folk # 33 neoclassical darkwave # 44 classical crossover # 45
33		2013-10-15	Sumi Jo	Missing You	soprano
24		2014-08-20	AKANE LIV	NIGHT PARADE	acoustic celtic celtic folk classical classical crossover contemporary classical ethereal new age opera piano soprano	celtic folk # 16
12		2014-10-22	AKANE LIV	LIV	acoustic asian pop celtic celtic folk classical classical crossover contemporary classical ethereal female vocalists j-pop new age opera piano soprano	celtic folk # 3
39		2015	Diana Damrau	Strauss : Lieder	soprano
77		2015	Tarja	Ave Maria - En Plein Air	classical soprano
1		2016	Lucy O'Byrne	Debut	classical crossover irish soprano
84		2016-10-07	Cécile Corbel	Vagabonde	ethereal new age art pop celtic classical classical crossover darkwave dream pop easy listening folk gothic pop neoclassical darkwave soprano ambient chillout female vocalists world world fusion	avant-pop # 6 classical crossover # 28 neoclassical darkwave # 29 gothic pop # 65
59		2023	Various Artists	Puccini: Great Opera Arias	conductor opera soprano	conductor # 49
53		2024-08-15	Various Artists	FLAGSTAD, Kirsten: Songs and Arias (Philadelphia Orchestra, Ormandy) (1937)
15			志方あきこ	Katayoku no Tori	darkwave ethereal neoclassical darkwave	neoclassical darkwave # 1
22			Saad Hebboul	Light	acoustic choir classical electronic flute instrumental piano soprano strings tenor	choir # 3 tenor # 60
8			Dame Joan Sutherland	The Voice Of The Century	classical opera soprano
17			Angela Gherorghiu	2046	opera classical
19			志方あきこ	horizon blue	acoustic ambient avant-pop classical composer dark ambient darkwave dream pop electronic electronica ethereal ethnic female vocalists folk folktronica funk fusion futurepop gothic metal indie pop j-rock jazz metal neo-soul neoclassical neofolk new age norwegian black metal power metal psytrance skinhead soprano soul soundtrack symphonic metal synthpop visual kei world world fusion
20			Christine Schaefer	Schubert - Winterreise	soprano
49			Giovanni Bertati	Delibes / Offenbach / Gluck: Songs for Coloratura Soprano	soprano

Related genres

• classical
• opera
• lieder
• classical crossover
• female vocalists
• piano
• neoclassical
• folk
• ethereal
• japanese