Spinto

Spinto (It. "pushed") is a vocal term used to characterize an essentially lyric soprano or tenor voice that is capable of being "pushed" to dramatic climaxes.

• Soprano lirico-spinto (Jugendlich-dramatisch in German): a lyric soprano with a fair amount of "pulp". Sometimes the term lirico-drammatico is used. As they have both a lyric and a dramatic quality, spinto sopranos are suitable for wide range of roles, from Micaela in Carmen over Mimi in La Bohème to Verdi heroines like Leonora or Aida.
• Tenore spinto: the tenor equivalent of the above. An example is the role of Alfredo in La Traviata.