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operatic

adjective as in orchestral

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Annette is an operatic tragedy written in big loops, as well as in some very repetitive songs.

From Time

The operatic show was her first public performance, and she wore a golden mask in keeping with the flavor of the performance — à la Phantom of the Opera.

From Ozy

He’s a very over the top character, so when you write him, you always put restraint into your voice so he doesn’t come across as too operatic and mustache twirling.

Roberts also happens to be a trained operatic tenor who sits on the orchestra’s board of directors.

Russell’s high-pitched vocals have a dipsy-doodle operatic quality, and he’s cute enough for the pages of Tiger Beat.

From Time

“I like the concept of this operatic violence,” Holland says.

Martin Scorsese's Wolf of Wall Street is operatic in its unapologetic depravity.

So by now everyone knows that you hated Gatsby, “an operatic blunder,” as you called it.

With some of it, Michelle is right and the other part is the operatic thing.

It was diving into the operatic headfirst and that may have been a mistake.

The page, the people, the pilgrim, and the astrologer again sing in a sort of operatic ensemble their various emotions.

"Oh, that only shows you can't interpret operatic music," Rob replied, with a derisive grin.

The operatic repertoire at that date consisted mostly of works by Bellini, Donizetti, and Mercadante.

There is only one road for a composer who desires to make a real name—the operatic stage.

Musard had a genius for making pot-pourris of operatic tunes and for introducing new effects, especially into dance music.

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On this page you'll find 148 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to operatic, such as: choral, emotional, expressive, lilting, melodic, and passionate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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