as in theatric
having the general quality or effect of a stage performance
the fall of the scandal-ridden government seemed operatic in its scope and consequences
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No matter how ostensibly operatic Maria’s romantic adventures may have been, the adventures of her voice are far greater.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Audiard has referred to his script as a libretto, but Emilia Pérez stretches past operatic goofiness.
—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
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Audiard has referred to his script as a libretto, but Emilia Pérez stretches past operatic goofiness.
—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
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“Operatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operatic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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