The two little Savoyard boys of the title (played by female sopranos) make a living by exhibiting their pet marmot at country fairs.

There is also the St Mary's Singers consisting of adult singers including female sopranos.

Nowadays they are almost always sung by female sopranos, since there are no castrati left.

Hutauruk's placing second in the 1975 pop competition has been cited as paving the way for female sopranos in Indonesia.

Shortly after he finally bumbles his way through it, the song is performed properly by a female soprano.

The motet - sung today, of course, by female sopranos - remains a vocal showpiece, and is one of Mozart's most popular early works.

With the obvious exception of Brancaccio, all the singers in the concerto were female sopranos.

A striking feature of the choir's performance was the persuasiveness with which its female sopranos and altos suggested the pure sound of a boys' choir.

Another essential difference: whereas Italian opera gave a starring role to female sopranos and castrati, French opera had no use for the latter.

The use of a female soprano, Ann Monoyios, is an obvious compromise with modern realities.