| It is curious, however, that so few of the work's prominent recordings feature French sopranos. |
| Both women were sopranos, and we saw them sing alone and together a number of times. |
| A third passage features a two-part canonic effect, grouping the sopranos with the tenors, and the altos with the basses. |
| We tend to associate Handel operas with high voiced prima donnas, the castrati and the sopranos. |
| There are seven women and five men, comprising five sopranos, three mezzo sopranos, two tenors and three baritones. |
| All of them share the sumptuous voicing of an eight part choir that requires two groups of sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses. |
