Soubrettes, including: Erna Berger, Kathleen Battle, Lily Pons, Dawn Upshaw, Lisa Otto, Soubrette, Hilde Gueden, Barbara Bonney, Valerie Masterson, ... Nichole Cordova, Emmy Loose, Dawn Kotoski

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More info: Soubrette is a term referring to a type of female role—specifically, a stock character—in opera and theatre. The term arrived in English from Provençal via French, and means "conceited" or "coy".