operatic
adjective
op·er·at·ic
ˌä-pə-ˈra-tik 
1
: of or relating to opera
2
: grand, dramatic, or romantic in style or effect
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the fall of the scandal-ridden government seemed operatic in its scope and consequences
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Audiard has referred to his script as a libretto, but Emilia Pérez stretches past operatic goofiness.
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Armond White, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
However, operatic sequences that occur in-game, featuring diegetic songs (meaning that both the player and the characters are supposed to hear them as songs), have become a more common occurrence.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Jan. 2025
But because these forays into pop vocals require close amplification, instances of more operatic singing sounded awkwardly compressed by the sound technology.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Joan has a little bit of that operatic quality, not just the tone or vibrato but also the delivery, the strength of the delivery, the breath support.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
However, operatic sequences that occur in-game, featuring diegetic songs (meaning that both the player and the characters are supposed to hear them as songs), have become a more common occurrence.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Jan. 2025
But because these forays into pop vocals require close amplification, instances of more operatic singing sounded awkwardly compressed by the sound technology.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Joan has a little bit of that operatic quality, not just the tone or vibrato but also the delivery, the strength of the delivery, the breath support.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Operatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operatic. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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