operatic
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- adjective
- /ˌɑːpəˈrætɪk/
:
operístico
- Performances have featured jazz, orchestral, wind, choral, operatic, contemporary, and world music.
- operatic aria
- operatic career
- operatic voice
And it's, you know, almost operatic.
- And it's, you know, almost operatic.
Examples
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The accident left me deaf... and I had to rule out an operatic career.
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Mr Victor Albert is the greatest operatic composer living today.
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-You used to say I had an operatic voice.
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"Well, is he a heavy-metal kind of boy or an operatic sort?"
Fiction book (1995) -
But he kept up voice lessons, confessing to the dream of becoming an operatic tenor.
Fiction book (2002) -
Tickets for dress rehearsals of operatic performances are often available to schoolchildren through the local opera society.
Academic text (2005) -
In the center of the alley stands Maude Lebowski, singing operatic harmony to the Kenny Rogers song.
Fiction book (1998) -
The singer's operatic performance captivated the entire audience.
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Her voice had an operatic quality that was perfect for the leading role in the musical.
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He trained for years to master the operatic techniques required for his debut at the grand theater.
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Etymology
The word operatic comes from opera, the Italian name for a large musical 'work', and from Latin opus meaning 'work'. So, something operatic is like that big, dramatic musical 'work' — full of strong feeling and grand show.