recitativo
Americannoun
plural
recitativos, recitativiEtymology
Origin of recitativo
Borrowed into English from Italian around 1610–20
Example Sentences
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But in this opera, the recitativo has so many stories, while the arias are also telling them.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023
There are many places where we need to make a connection; for me that is the recitativo.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023
Typically at this time, the story was told by the recitativo, and the aria described the feeling.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023
John Spencer conducted from the keyboard, deftly rendering the recitativo accompaniment.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2014
It must consist of poetic passages connected by recitativo, to use an opera word; but it is perhaps better for that.
From The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling by Bierce, Ambrose
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