Boss of the Soprano Mafia family in the HBO series "The Sopranos." Arguably the greatest mafia character ever depicted on film.His dual personality of being both a loving father and a viscous killer makes him such an interesting character.
Meadow Soprano-"Are you in the mafia?
****Tony's facial expression goes from a happy one to a disgruntled one****
Tony Soprano-"NO!There is no mafia!"
****Tony's facial expression goes from a happy one to a disgruntled one****
Tony Soprano-"NO!There is no mafia!"
by 0scar69 March 21, 2007
by ZeD Blahman 2 September 21, 2007
Boss of the Soprano Mafia family in the HBO series "The Sopranos." Arguably the greatest mafia chararcter ever depicted on film.His dual personality of being both a loving father and a viscous killer makes him such an intersting character.
Meadow Soprano-"Are you in the mafia?
****Tony's facial expression goes from a happy one to a disgruntled one****
Tony Soprano-"NO!There is no mafia!"
****Tony's facial expression goes from a happy one to a disgruntled one****
Tony Soprano-"NO!There is no mafia!"
by 0scar69 March 21, 2007
The medium female singing voice in opera and non-classical music (although in the choir, the mezzo-soprano and the contralto are lumped together as altos). The mezzo-soprano has a range of two octaves from A3 (below middle C) to A5 (just two notes short of high C). This is the most common female voice.
Situated between the soprano and contralto, the mezzo-soprano typically plays supporting roles (mothers, maidservants, friends of the heroine) as well as villainous women like the femme fatale (the saying among mezzo-sopranos and contraltos is that they play "witches, britches, and bitches").
Many pop singers are mezzo-sopranos, although the vocal subcategories used in opera are not applied to them. Examples include Madonna, Beyonce, Patti Lupone, Ethel Merman, Tori Amos, Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, Whitney Houston (since the mid-1990s), Enya, Janet Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Alanis Morissette, and Sarah McLachlan.
Situated between the soprano and contralto, the mezzo-soprano typically plays supporting roles (mothers, maidservants, friends of the heroine) as well as villainous women like the femme fatale (the saying among mezzo-sopranos and contraltos is that they play "witches, britches, and bitches").
Many pop singers are mezzo-sopranos, although the vocal subcategories used in opera are not applied to them. Examples include Madonna, Beyonce, Patti Lupone, Ethel Merman, Tori Amos, Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, Whitney Houston (since the mid-1990s), Enya, Janet Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Alanis Morissette, and Sarah McLachlan.
Based on vocal weight/voice type, mezzo-sopranos re divided into three subtypes:
Coloratura mezzo-soprano: Light, flexible, pure, very agile and sings very ornate passages (very rare voice). Examples include Cecilia Bartoli, Marilyn Horne, and Jennifer Larmore, and Vivica Genaux.
Lyric mezzo-soprano: Light, mellow, strong and often plays trouser roles (a woman who plays boys and adolescent males) as well as perfectly feminine characters. Examples include Frederica von Stade, Anne Sophie von Otter, Tatiana Troyanos, and Katherine Jenkins.
Dramatic mezzo-soprano: Powerful, rich, warm and with a stronger (and seductive) lower range than a soprano, she is reserved for the roles of villains (temptresses, femmes fatales, witches) as well as mothers and friends of the soprano. Examples include Grace Bumbry, Dolora Zajick, Denyce Graves, Olga Borodina, and Viorica Cortez.
Mezzo-sopranos can't sing high notes as easily as sopranos (they sound appropriately wild and crazed when they do), but they get their revenge by playing some of the spiciest roles ever.
Coloratura mezzo-soprano: Light, flexible, pure, very agile and sings very ornate passages (very rare voice). Examples include Cecilia Bartoli, Marilyn Horne, and Jennifer Larmore, and Vivica Genaux.
Lyric mezzo-soprano: Light, mellow, strong and often plays trouser roles (a woman who plays boys and adolescent males) as well as perfectly feminine characters. Examples include Frederica von Stade, Anne Sophie von Otter, Tatiana Troyanos, and Katherine Jenkins.
Dramatic mezzo-soprano: Powerful, rich, warm and with a stronger (and seductive) lower range than a soprano, she is reserved for the roles of villains (temptresses, femmes fatales, witches) as well as mothers and friends of the soprano. Examples include Grace Bumbry, Dolora Zajick, Denyce Graves, Olga Borodina, and Viorica Cortez.
Mezzo-sopranos can't sing high notes as easily as sopranos (they sound appropriately wild and crazed when they do), but they get their revenge by playing some of the spiciest roles ever.
by Lorelili July 7, 2011
When a sequence of events ends without resolution, is cut short, or is left up to viewer interpretation. This refers to the final scene of the last episode of The Sopranos, an American television drama created by David Chase that revolves around the mobster Tony Soprano, which ended without resolution.
by BillyBonkDoesntKnow January 12, 2013
When a man and several friends, brothers, or other male counterparts watch many episodes of the Sopranos in a row and proceed to act like wise guys and gangsters after words.. in other words a bunch of Tony Sopranos...
Me and my brothers watched 6 episodes of sopranos season 4 on dvd and after words started a fight at starbucks because we were a bunch of tony sopranos.
by jakebakingcake December 26, 2007
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