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Synonyms:
- grand opera, aria, Glyndebourne, kabuki, Gilbert and Sullivan, intermezzo, libretto, comic opera, diva, librettist
Examples:
- - The inane dialogue was made up of interminable recitative, in the midst of which an occasional chorus- introduced in conformity with supposed classical practice- must have come as a most refreshing relief; for choruses they could write. - "Wagner's Tristan und Isolde", George Ainslie Hight
- - The recitative of hope soughed into a chorus of disappointment as the moneyed young man clutched his half dozen tickets and started for the inner door. - "Lonesome Town", Ethel and James Dorrance
- - They clear white sugar with but- Keep these stirred gently over a clear fire for about fifteen minutes, interrupt I, beginning to read again very fast, in a loud, dull recitative, to hinder further argument, or until a little of the mixture dipped into cold water breaks clear between the teeth without sticking to them. - "Nancy A Novel", Rhoda Broughton
