Example sentences for: operatic

How can you use “operatic” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • This was a confusing half measure, however; the initial ch remained as in the French spelling, representing a Russian letter borrowed from the Hebrew alphabet for the sound represented in English by sh . As a result, many Americans innocently mispronounce the name of the great operatic bass and his descendants.

  • The score, which borrows from Benjamin Britten and bebop, is called incoherent and "bland" (Paul Griffiths, the New York Times ). "One of the biggest missed opportunities the operatic world has seen in a while," says USA Today 's David Patrick Stearns.

  • But for this Washington crowd, the delight was more than operatic.

  • I think you've got one thing exactly right: The Sopranos works so well precisely because it is understated, because it is the opposite of the operatic Godfather . Together, The Godfather and The Sopranos make up some kind of whole, but here's the fundamental difference between them: Every mobster I've ever met imagines himself a player in The Godfather . I interviewed Sammy Gravano a few weeks ago and he said as much; The Godfather invested the lives of mobsters, who are in fact seedy and boring characters, with honor and drama.

  • Ofanim , a long biblical cantata for two matched ensembles of wind, brass, and percussion; two boy choirs; female voice; and computer; is a highly operatic piece of the sort Puccini would have understood.


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