Sentence examples for sopranist from inspiring English sources

Abraham did not seem to be playing with gender roles in "Pavement," but much of the music was in the form of arias sung by the young French sopranist countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, whose remarkable high, clear voice evoked the castrati of centuries ago — a provocative backdrop for a work based in a testosterone-filled milieu.

Discarding the idea of a historically accurate set-list of Farinelli's (he had more of a "sopranist" range than do I) and focusing instead on the purity and stirring qualities of a voice gave me licence to indulge in some of the greatest 18th-century arias from works by Handel, Porpora and Hasse.

Tony Paley 2.05pm: Frankie Dettori wins the first race of the new season at Newmarket on Sopranist, beating the first big "talking horse" of the new Flat turf campaign in Native Ruler who went off odds-on on his first ever appearance on a racecourse.