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aria Definition

aria (ärē ə; arē ə, er-)

noun

an air or melody in an opera, cantata, or oratorio, esp. for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment

Etymology: It < L aer, air

aria Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • opera: Many would prefer a guitar solo from Clapton, Jimmi Hendrix or Gary Moore than an Aria from an opera.

Converse of object

  • sing: During some concerts I'll read the passage, then the soprano sings the aria.
  • perform: The ever optimistic Hans persuades Benjamin to perform an aria with him during a Red Cross visit.
  • write: Here Handel writes an aria of operatic dramatic proportions.
  • include: We provide a variety of the 'best bits ' from the well-loved repertoire, including tragic arias from Grand...
  • do: Speedy delivery and does what I hoped it would do, well done Aria, the first purchase but not the last.
  • feature: His third effort, Viaggio Italiano, featured famous arias and traditional songs from Naples.

Adjective modifier

  • operatic: An operatic glossary Aria: an elaborate song for a solo singer.
  • famous: Two of the most famous operatic arias of the 18th century.
  • Italian: Div they get a translation o Pavarotti's Italian arias?
  • beautiful: His three beautiful arias are, however, one, perhaps two, too many for the dramatic structure.
  • popular: Well-loved popular arias by Bach and Handel also rub shoulders with music from Tchaikovsky's The Snow Maiden and The Seasons.
  • great: Featuring some of the greatest arias written for the castrati.

Modifies a noun

  • award: Nominated for 3 ARIA Awards, including Best Male Artist.
  • technology: Aria Technology can not be held liable for any loss of data stored on any product sent for testing.

Noun used with modifier

  • soprano: The results are charming and occasionally, as in the rapt central section of the soprano aria, rather more than that.
  • opera: Then add funky urban beats to opera arias from Rossini, Puccini, Donizetti, et al.
  • concert: The vocal works ( opera, concert arias, masses ) are in a separate volume with the green cover.
  • solo: This creates the feeling of a sequence of dramatic scenes contrasted with solo arias.
  • tenor: He expected a tenor aria from Der Rosenkavalier to burst through his thin, mean lips at any moment!
aria Quotes

   Why should I? When somebody insulted Caruso, did he sing an aria for him?

—Louis,Joe pseudonym of  Joseph Louis Barrow

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