the soprano octave (Natalie Dessay - Mado Robin etc.)

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Here are some famous opera sopranos singing the 12 notes of the 6th octave, the soprano octave. This octave is mostly female territory. Some males have entered the lower end of this octave by use of male head voice or strong falsetto but above E6 their sound is too thin (eg whistle), compared to the female head voice. 1. Birgit Nilsson singing a C6 in "O patria mia". 2. Beverly Sills singing a pretty flat D6 (with a undervibrato down to C#6) in "vieni fra queste". 3. Kathleen Battle singing ...