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mezzo

[ met-soh, med-zoh, mez-oh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, plural mez·zos.

mezzo

/ ˈmɛtsəʊ /

Origin of mezzo¹

1805–15; < Italian < Latin medius middle

Origin of mezzo¹

C19: from Italian, literally: half, from Latin medius middle

Treigle’s granddaughter, the mezzo-soprano Emily Treigle, now in her second season at Wolf Trap, also gave a short performance at a pre-show dinner.

Before taking on the role, Racette talked it over with her wife, mezzo-soprano Beth Clayton.

Why should not the child form a concept of forte and piano, and so get away from the deadly monotony of mezzo?

He married in 1863 the mezzo soprano singer, Amalie Weiss, who died in 1899.

The mezzo termine can only be maintained by armed force—in fact, by conquest!

It was written for a low mezzo, and parts of it I could not sing without forcing my lower register.

The word mezzo-tinto is derived from the Italian, meaning half painted.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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