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coloratura

[ kuhl-er-uh-toor-uh, -tyoor-uh, kol-, kohl- ]

noun

  1. runs, trills, and other florid decorations in vocal music.
  2. a lyric soprano of high range who specializes in such music.


coloratura

/ ˈkɒlərəˌtjʊə; ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə /

noun

    1. (in 18th- and 19th-century arias) a florid virtuoso passage
    2. ( as modifier )

      a coloratura aria

  1. Also calledcoloratura soprano a lyric soprano who specializes in such music
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

coloratura

  1. Elaborate ornamentation in a piece of vocal music. A coloratura soprano is one who can sing such highly ornamented parts.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of coloratura1

1730–40; < Italian < Late Latin: literally, coloring. See color, -ate 1, -ure
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of coloratura1

C19: from obsolete Italian, literally: colouring, from Latin DZō to colour
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She was a coloratura soprano with an almost freakish vocal range — nearly four octaves, it was said, a voice capable, if any voice is, of the wineglass-shattering stunt of legend.

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“She is a lyric coloratura, with a relatively small voice that carries in a big auditorium by virtue of its concentrated tone. And she is a complete actress, in voice and movement.”

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She was admired for her coloratura singing and feared for her business chops.

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Seal Beach Symphony’s Mother’s Day Recital Pianist Van-Anh Nguyen and coloratura soprano Hila Plitman are among the performers slated for a program that includes works by Mozart, Vivaldi, Debussy and Chopin.

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Mozart also writes runs with crazy coloratura, as well as some dramatic moments.

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