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- noun Plural form of
aria .
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Examples
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But as you might guess, given its appeal to an MTV generation not known for a taste in Italian arias, the show is thoroughly of its own time.
Among the 'Rentheads' Kay S. Hymowitz 2008
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Many girls think, if they attend two or three voice lessons a week and learn some songs and a few operatic arias, that is all there is to it.
Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers Harriette Brower 1898
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The first appearance of this change is to be found in Cavalli's operas, in which certain rhythmical movements called "arias" which are quite distinct from the _musica parlante_, make their appearance.
The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. J. A. [Commentator] Fuller-Maitland 1892
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When the song is over, to the success of which he feels he has materially contributed, he will inform you that you may talk of your "arias," and your "romanzas,"
Urban Sketches Bret Harte 1869
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Working with the O. Henry text, she wrote four short "arias," or songs, that Hailstork set to music.
The Shad Plank 2009
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Each of the women gets the opportunity to suddenly burst into Shange's poetic arias.
Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: For Colored Girls Marshall Fine 2010
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Each one gets one or more of Shange's arias to play in a single take (or nearly so) and Perry wisely keeps his camera on them.
Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: For Colored Girls Marshall Fine 2010
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Each of the women gets the opportunity to suddenly burst into Shange's poetic arias.
Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: For Colored Girls Marshall Fine 2010
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But don't expect a night of Rossini arias: Queens-born Tony Bennett will be taking the stage and singing classics from the Great American Songbook.
Queens-Born Crooner Set for Met Pia Catton 2011
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Written as an extended series of conversations, interspersed with spoken dialogue, "Intermezzo" has no big set pieces such as the arias or ensembles familiar from many of his other operas.
'A Quiet Place,''Intermezzo' Show NYC Opera At Its Best AP 2010
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