sing soprano

sing soprano
   to be castrated
   But not of young male choristers:
    'If I discover you've been cheating, you know what will happen to you, don't you?' 'I'll be singing soprano?' (Sanders, 1992)

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  • sing soprano — verb a) To perform vocal music in a higher pitch than alto. A couple of women lawyers . . . drew a sharp, gleaming knife and applied it mentally to a target just south of the grooms waistline. If he doesnt like it, let the bastard go sing soprano …   Wiktionary

  • soprano — n. to sing soprano * * * [sə prɑːnəʊ] to sing soprano …   Combinatory dictionary

  • sing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. troll; chant, carol, intone, warble; laud, praise; vocalize; yodel; versify; hum, whistle. See music, poetry, disclosure. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To produce vocal music] Syn. chant, carol, warble,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Sing-Off 100 % Vocal — Sing Off 100 % Vocal Programme adapté The Sing Off Genre Télé crochet Périodicité Hebdomadaire Présentation Alexandre Devoise …   Wikipédia en Français

  • soprano — 1730, the highest singing voice, from It. soprano the treble in music, lit. high, from sopra above, from L. supra, fem. abl. sing. of super (see SUPER (Cf. super )). Meaning a singer having a soprano voice is from 1738. Soprano saxophone is… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Soprano — This article is about the voice type. For other uses, see Soprano (disambiguation). Voice type Female voices Soprano Mezzo soprano Contralto Male voices Countertenor Tenor Baritone Bass A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range (using… …   Wikipedia

  • Soprano sfogato — In the art of singing, the term soprano sfogato designates a singer (contralto or mezzo soprano) capable of by sheer industry or natural talent to extend her upper range and be able to encompass the coloratura soprano tessitura. Origin In the… …   Wikipedia

  • Soprano (rappeur) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Soprano (homonymie). Soprano Soprano en 2007 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Soprano soubrette — La soprano soubrette o doubrette es un tipo de voz similar a la soprano ligera, con menor facilidad en el registro agudo.[1] El término procede de las sopranos para las que se escribía la opereta francesa, en general grandes actrices. Raramente… …   Wikipedia Español

  • soprano — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ first, principal, second ▪ boy, female, male ▪ young ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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