spinto

[ spin-toh; Italian speen-taw ]

adjective

1. having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:

   a spinto soprano voice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spinto¹

1940–45; < Italian: literally, excessive, pushed, past participle of spingere to push < Vulgar Latin *expingere, equivalent to Latin ex- ex- ¹ + -pingere, combining form of pangere to set, plant, arrange

Example Sentences

Opera debut, is a true Verdian, a spinto soprano with a voluptuous tone.

From Los Angeles Times

“I am coming from the lyric corner and she’s coming from the lyric corner, arriving now for a little more spinto repertory.”

From Seattle Times

Il tasso del Treasury decennale si è spinto sulle piazze asiatiche a 2,784%, record da gennaio 2019.

From Reuters

Singing Mimì in Act I of “La Bohème,” there were shades of Ms. Netrebko’s glorious past as a sumptuous “lirico spinto” soprano.

From New York Times

In an era when the Three Tenors waned in the 1990s and 2000s, Giordani was sought after in lyric and later spinto roles.

From Washington Times