The role of the soprano is singing melody and is the highest singing voice. The soprano voice usually an octave above the other parts but not an absolute rule for sometimes the soprano takes the lower notes. Usually this would occur in a choir or a four part song. It goes like this: Soprano, Alto (women) Tenor, Base (usually men) but if a women has a very low range alto voice she can sing a man tenor part.
The possessive form of the singular noun soprano is soprano's.Example: The soprano's voice is perfect for this role.
Mezzo-soprano roles: Carmen Isabella Rosina Cherubino Dorabella Azucena Octavian Orsini Orlovsky etc.
Leona Mitchell sings the role of Turandot
Edie Falco plays the role of Carmela Soprano.
American actor best known for his role in Sopranos as Tony Soprano
Normally the role is sung by a bass-baritone. Mozart originally intended that the role be sung by a bass, but with the demands of tessitura, it is best performed by a bass-baritone.
Although Anna Netrebko has sung the role, the requirements are really for a full lyric to lyrico-spinto soprano. There is a moderate amount of brass orchestration. Many sopranos who have performed this role have also performed Tatinya in Eugene Onegin by the same composer.
It's called a trouser role and is designed for a Mezzo Soprano.... like Ariodante, the Count in Die Fledermaus etc....
1st soprano is higher than 2nd soprano.
Madonna is a mezzo-soprano.
I'd say she's an alto. Correction: She is a mezzo soprano which is in between Alto and Soprano. Basically she can hit high and low notes. But not as high as a soprano or as low as an alto.
This site has listings of over 1000 arias by many composers. You can search by opera, composer, aria, or role. They each have a tessitura and range. http://aria-database.com/