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coloratura::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | coloratura soprano |
| Type of | soprano |
coloratura::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | singing, vocalizing |
Examples of coloratura
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A coloratura mezzo-soprano has a warm lower register and an agile high register.
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Its pure coloratura sparkled through her early arias, drawing bursts of applause.
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The range is usually intermediate between that of a coloratura and lyric soprano.
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Coloratura soprano Danielle de Niese plays Ariel, the sprite enslaved by Prospero.
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She has a light, lyric coloratura so clear and swift that it seems phosphorescent.
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The first act calls for a fair amount of high singing as well as coloratura singing.
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She's a real coloratura mezzo, with an attractively dark sound and a good technique.
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Hannigan could have had a great conventional career as a coloratura queen.
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Amply returning the favor, Sills proved again that she is unsurpassed as a coloratura.
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- A lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music
- Singing with florid ornamentation
- Coloratura has several meanings. The word is originally from Italian, literally meaning "coloring", and derives from the Latin word colorare ("to color").Oxford American Dictionaries. Mac OS X. ...
- Plural florid or fancy passages in vocal music; singular a singer of such passages, especially a soprano; Pertaining to coloratura
- An Italian term for a very florid style of singing
- Fast notes and trills written for vocals
- Originally signifying colouring, the word coloratura is generally used to describe vocal music that is extensively ornamented and calls for ability in a very high register. A typical part for a coloratura soprano is that of the Queen of the Night in Mozart's opera The Magic Flute (Die Zauberfl te).
- [COL-oh-rah-TOO-rah]: vocal music that is highly ornamented or decorated with runs, trills, and other vocal acrobatics. Coloratura is also used to describe a singer whose voice is ideally suited to roles calling for such vocal ornamentation. ...
- A type of soprano, generally, but also the description of singing which pertains to great feats of agility--fast singing, high singing, trills, embellishments and so forth. Some coloratura sopranos during this century have been Lily Pons, Roberta Peters, Joan Sutherland and Beverly Sills. ...
