Coloratura

Definitions

1. Florid or fancy passages in vocal music.
   uncountable
2. A singer of such passages, especially a soprano.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

“The singing is generally excellent, with Simon Keenlyside standing out for his richly vocalized (and amusingly dour) Papageno and Diana Damrau for her spot-on coloratura and genuine venom as the Queen of the Night.”

“The middle one, of course, was the coloratura Julia Kristeva, known as the most voluptuous Salome in the business.”

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