Basso profundo
a singer with a b-ss voice of the lowest range.
contemporary examples
dmitri had been a b-sso profundo singer, and to this day retains a commanding voice as well as a keen ear.
reading nabokov to nabokov lila azam zanganeh february 28, 2012
historical examples
the b-sso profundo with the keys stood frowning at the paper singleton had presented.
the messenger elizabeth robins
the same general elements enter into the composition of all voices, from the b-sso profundo to the high soprano.
resonance in singing and speaking thomas fillebrown
caleb fired off his revolver, and turk bayed his b-sso profundo full-cry fox salute.
two little savages ernest thompson seton
these b-sso profundo sounds, if one could formulate them into words at all, seemed more like “disgusting fool!”
the imitator percival pollard
once he was a famous b-sso profundo, but now his voice was high and thin, and seemed already fraught with faint aerial music.
the p-ssionate elopement compton mackenzie
noun (pl) -dos
(esp in operatic solo singing) a singer with a very deep b-ss voice
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