Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being a lyric operatic voice with some attributes of the dramatic voice.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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By this stage in her career Scotto's voice was substantially ravaged, and it's one of those chicken-and-egg deals: Was the voice ruined by her move into "spinto" - weight (i.e., between
DownWithTyranny! 2009
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Duff Murphy, KUSC-FM's effervescent opera buff, labels him a "lyric" tenor, but "spinto" is probably closer to the mark.
Rodney Punt: Jonas Kaufmann Triumphs in Lieder Recital for LA Opera Rodney Punt 2011
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Duff Murphy, KUSC-FM's effervescent opera buff, labels him a "lyric" tenor, but "spinto" is probably closer to the mark.
Rodney Punt: Jonas Kaufmann Triumphs in Lieder Recital for LA Opera Rodney Punt 2011
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Duff Murphy, KUSC-FM's effervescent opera buff, labels him a "lyric" tenor, but "spinto" is probably closer to the mark.
Rodney Punt: Jonas Kaufmann Triumphs in Lieder Recital for LA Opera Rodney Punt 2011
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Special categories include the tenore di grazia (many Rossini roles); the lyric tenor (eg Alfredo in La Traviata); the halfway house of the lirico-spinto tenor (Cavaradossi in Tosca); spinto (Canio in Pagliacci); and – for the major Wagner roles – the Heldentenor.
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Duff Murphy, KUSC-FM's effervescent opera buff, labels him a "lyric" tenor, but "spinto" is probably closer to the mark.
Rodney Punt: Jonas Kaufmann Triumphs in Lieder Recital for LA Opera Rodney Punt 2011
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I thought we'd listen to tenor Rolando Villazon, who is singing today, Mexican tenor who is a lyric tenor mainly, but in opera geek parlance you might call him a lyrico spinto (ph).
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It doesn't have the same kind of vibrancy or edge as an Italian spinto or dramatic soprano.
Archive 2009-06-01 Lisa Hirsch 2009
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It doesn't have the same kind of vibrancy or edge as an Italian spinto or dramatic soprano.
Compare and Contrast 18, Italian Soprano Division Lisa Hirsch 2009
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I thought we'd listen to tenor Rolando Villazon, who is singing today, Mexican tenor who is a lyric tenor mainly, but in opera geek parlance you might call him a lyrico spinto (ph).
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