Operatic
adjective
Related to or characteristic of opera.
The female opera singer hit an exceptionally high note, impressing the audience with her operatic voice.
Often appears as...
- operatic voice
- operatic performance
adjective
Exaggerated or overly dramatic.
Their breakup was operatic, full of shouting and passionate declarations.
Often appears as...
- operatic gestures
- operatic cries
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Related to or characteristic of opera.
The female opera singer hit an exceptionally high note, impressing the audience with her operatic voice.
Often appears as...
- operatic voice
- operatic performance
adjective
Exaggerated or overly dramatic.
Their breakup was operatic, full of shouting and passionate declarations.
Often appears as...
- operatic gestures
- operatic cries
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Connection
Use 'operatic' to link actions or sounds to the grandeur of opera culture.
The decor had an operatic elegance, reminiscent of a grand theatre.
Pro Tip 2/3Profession Specific
'Operatic' often describes skills or traits related to opera professionals.
He trained to have an operatic range that spanned four octaves.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
When used positively, 'operatic' implies a high level of emotion and artistry.
The dancer's operatic expression conveyed the story beautifully.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Connection
Use 'operatic' to link actions or sounds to the grandeur of opera culture.
The decor had an operatic elegance, reminiscent of a grand theatre.
Pro Tip 2/3Profession Specific
'Operatic' often describes skills or traits related to opera professionals.
He trained to have an operatic range that spanned four octaves.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
When used positively, 'operatic' implies a high level of emotion and artistry.
The dancer's operatic expression conveyed the story beautifully.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Connection
Use 'operatic' to link actions or sounds to the grandeur of opera culture.
The decor had an operatic elegance, reminiscent of a grand theatre.
Pro Tip 2/3Profession Specific
'Operatic' often describes skills or traits related to opera professionals.
He trained to have an operatic range that spanned four octaves.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
When used positively, 'operatic' implies a high level of emotion and artistry.
The dancer's operatic expression conveyed the story beautifully.
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What’s a squillo, and...
The strength of various partials is part of what gives each instrument its unique sonic signature. It also affects an instrument’s ability to stand out in a crowd, because our ears are more strongly attuned to some frequencies than others. This is the key to an opera singer’s power of projection. An operatic soprano—
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Charity Tillemann-Dick:...
and told me I had to stop singing. She said, "Those high notes are going to kill you." While she didn't have any medical evidence to back up her claim that there was a relationship between operatic arias and pulmonary hypertension,
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The Secret of Musical...
and it's not just music these are the late 1700s revolutionary times in both the old and new worlds and mozart isn't immune to the political energy around him he composes his first great operatic work the marriage of figaro
Video examples
What’s a squillo, and...
The strength of various partials is part of what gives each instrument its unique sonic signature. It also affects an instrument’s ability to stand out in a crowd, because our ears are more strongly attuned to some frequencies than others. This is the key to an opera singer’s power of projection. An operatic soprano—
Video examples
Charity Tillemann-Dick:...
and told me I had to stop singing. She said, "Those high notes are going to kill you." While she didn't have any medical evidence to back up her claim that there was a relationship between operatic arias and pulmonary hypertension,
Video examples
The Secret of Musical...
and it's not just music these are the late 1700s revolutionary times in both the old and new worlds and mozart isn't immune to the political energy around him he composes his first great operatic work the marriage of figaro
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Quote examples
Rudy Vallee
American Musician
We of the soft-crooning radio type of singer are giving the people what they want. The American public as a whole does not care for full-throated operatic singing. And why should it? Down through the ages, it has been the simple song which has lived and continues to touch the heart of humanity. And so it is with singing.
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Christopher Nolan
British Director
You know when Hollywood does a great big blockbuster that really wraps you up in a world, and lets you believe in extraordinary things that move you in some way, in an almost operatic sensibility? That to me is the most fun I have at the movies.
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Andrea Bocelli
Italian Musician
You have to have great passion, because to sing operatic music requires lots of work. I study for at least two hours every day. The voice is like an instrument and requires constant exercise.
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Michael Sheen
Welsh Actor
Although my family - parents and sister - all work in the personnel management business, their real passion is performing, amateur operatic societies and so on.
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Jason Patric
American Actor
I think that's what I really liked about Narc: My character has a real operatic range in a way that older movies used to have.
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William H. Macy
American Actor
It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.
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Zack Snyder
American Director
I think I just have a natural operatic aesthetic. I can't help it.
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Jose Carreras
Spanish Musician
It's logical for us to sing, but not necessarily operatic pieces.
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Thomas Beecham
English Composer
No operatic star has yet died soon enough for me.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
American Judge
An operatic voice is like no other.
Quote examples
Rudy Vallee
American Musician
We of the soft-crooning radio type of singer are giving the people what they want. The American public as a whole does not care for full-throated operatic singing. And why should it? Down through the ages, it has been the simple song which has lived and continues to touch the heart of humanity. And so it is with singing.
Quote examples
Christopher Nolan
British Director
You know when Hollywood does a great big blockbuster that really wraps you up in a world, and lets you believe in extraordinary things that move you in some way, in an almost operatic sensibility? That to me is the most fun I have at the movies.
Quote examples
Andrea Bocelli
Italian Musician
You have to have great passion, because to sing operatic music requires lots of work. I study for at least two hours every day. The voice is like an instrument and requires constant exercise.
Quote examples
Michael Sheen
Welsh Actor
Although my family - parents and sister - all work in the personnel management business, their real passion is performing, amateur operatic societies and so on.
Quote examples
Jason Patric
American Actor
I think that's what I really liked about Narc: My character has a real operatic range in a way that older movies used to have.
Quote examples
William H. Macy
American Actor
It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.
Quote examples
Zack Snyder
American Director
I think I just have a natural operatic aesthetic. I can't help it.
Quote examples
Jose Carreras
Spanish Musician
It's logical for us to sing, but not necessarily operatic pieces.
Quote examples
Thomas Beecham
English Composer
No operatic star has yet died soon enough for me.
Quote examples
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
American Judge
An operatic voice is like no other.
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