Definitions for "Soubrette"
Keywords:  soprano, flirtatious, pert, bret, maid
A female servant or attendant; specifically, as a term of the theater, a lady's maid, in comedies, who acts the part of an intrigante; a meddlesome, mischievous female servant or young woman.
From the archaic French word soubret, 'cunning'. Originally used to describe pert and scheming servant roles such as Despina and Serpina. The term subsequently came to be used more generally to describe any light soprano comedy role, it is called Servetta in Italy.
(sue-BRET) A light soprano voice or type of soprano role usually found in comic operas or operettas. The soubrette is often a flirtatious and cunning character. Despina in Così fan tutte, Blonde in The Abduction from the Seraglio, and Adèle in Die Fledermaus are all famous soubrette roles.
Keywords:  flaxen, curl, let, marked, heart
a girl with flaxen curl and a heart that's marked 'To let