But in the context of the opera's structure and narrative thrust, of more significance is her status as anoperaticfigure.From theCambridge English Corpus
Most people who are not themselves singers fail to appreciate the extraordinary physical labour and tension required to produce anoperaticsound.From theCambridge English Corpus
From the start to the finish of anoperaticproject, librettists adjusted and readjusted their texts around the traditional imperatives of vocal and theatrical types.From theCambridge English Corpus
But this obviously refers to the intrinsic musical event, and has nothing to do withoperaticconvention in the broadest sense.From theCambridge English Corpus
Operaticcharacters do indeed sing all the time, but what they sing are not always songs.From theCambridge English Corpus
But as a matter of principle, these songs were placed in contexts where singing rather than speaking could plausibly be expected ofoperaticcharacters.From theCambridge English Corpus
Extreme vocal virtuosity, expression, and attention to nuances of vocal timbre, for example, are traits prized by bothoperaticand rock singers.From theCambridge English Corpus
The central purpose of the article is to challengeoperaticconventions by suggesting ideas for dramatic changes.From theCambridge English Corpus
If we want to addressoperaticstaging critically, we need to be selective, both in the productions we discuss and in the traits we highlight.From theCambridge English Corpus
This was the question that would absorb and affect the development of theoperaticmarketplace through much of the nineteenth century.From theCambridge English Corpus
The conventionaloperaticworld of romance, mistaken identity and intrigue has been displaced by one of ideological celebration.From theCambridge English Corpus
The actual source of theoperaticstories is perhaps the least important factor for this argument.From theCambridge English Corpus
We have nothing dramatic oroperaticon which to hang the chords.From theCambridge English Corpus
That has cleansed the classicaloperaticheritage of the filth that has clung to it for many decades.From theCambridge English Corpus
The economic development of theoperaticmarketplace depended on the production of works, the control of works, and the exploitation of works.From theCambridge English Corpus
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