Mezzo-Soprano Monday

Today is "Mezzo-Soprano Monday". Some of the Sopranos we heard yesterday are very likely to be featured in this blog. The selection for this comparison is going to be the ever-popular Habanera from Bizet's opera Carmen. Now some of the Carmen's you will hear are pure sopranos -- all you have to do is transpose the song to a higher key. Since this song is from the Romantic period, we may get some of the dramatic sopranos on that previous list of sopranos who did not sing Rosina. Don't expect any Wagnerian sopranos yet, they are a breed apart, but I, too may be surprised with what I dig up!