A diva or if you mean voice categories - Soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto.
She’s Absolutely a mezzo soprano. If she was an alto, the range would be lower.
Soprano/mezzo soprano
A soprano is the higher female voice ranger whereas alto is the lower.
Whitney Houston a Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano.
A diva or if you mean voice categories - Soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto.
You can name an opera singer by the voice sung: Loosely, soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, or bass. There are more voice distinctions, below.
For example - Frederica von Stade - American mezzo-soprano. Cecilia Bartoli - Italian mezzo-soprano. Idina Menzel-mezzo soprano with belt
She’s Absolutely a mezzo soprano. If she was an alto, the range would be lower.
Soprano/mezzo soprano
A voice having a range between soprano and contralto
Mezzo-Soprano
"Mezzo" is Italian for "middle", so a mezzo soprano is a middle-pitched woman's voice. The higher voice is soprano, of which there are different categories, (lyric, dramatic, coloratura, etc.), depending on the strength of voice required and the duration of the part. The lowest female voice is contralto or alto.
Dawn Upshaw - soprano Michaela Martens - mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves - mezzo-soprano
Soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto.
coloratura mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano