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Spinto (Opera)

From the Italian meaning "to push." A type of voice which is "pushed" towards another type. A "lirico spinto" soprano is a lyric voice that has some qualities of the heavier dramatic range. Spinto is a vocal quality in sopranos and tenors that implies emotional sincerity rather than technical fireworks. The role of Mimì in La bohème is often portrayed by a soprano with an essentially light voice who then "pushes" her voice to ride over the orchestra thus developing a "spinto" sound.

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