That the lead soprano performs naked is, of course, enough to stir comment.
He was appointed director of the Bolshoi, at the time political disfavour had fallen on the lead soprano Galina Vishnevskaya.
La Carlotta: A spoiled prima donna; the lead soprano of the Paris opera house.
She appeared on short notice in the title role of Handel's Semele when the lead soprano became ill during the first act.
In Chicago, Dufau was a lead soprano, nicknamed the "smallest soprano".
This production puts everything on the shoulders of the lead soprano; the interlude of Jochanaan's descent becomes a second dance sequence for her.
She was Reverend Douglass' principal support and also one of the lead sopranos in his choir.
Moreover, the lead soprano dominates a cast that requires six Rossini tenors, a casting nightmare for any company.
The lead soprano is the stage director and created the sets.