. . "A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (English pronunciation: /\u02C8m\u025Btso\u028A/, /\u02C8m\u025Bzo\u028A/; Italian: [\u02C8m\u025Bddzo so\u02C8pra\u02D0no] meaning \"half soprano\") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above (i.e. A3\u2013A5 in scientific pitch notation, where middle C = C4)."@en .