coloratura

col·or·a·tu·ra  (klr--tr, -tyr)

n. Music

1. The ornamentation of music written for the voice with florid passages, especially trills and runs.

2. Vocal music characterized by florid ornamental passages.

3. A singer, especially a soprano, specializing in such ornamentation.

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[Obsolete Italian, from Late Latin colrtra, coloring, from Latin colrtus, past participle of colrre, to color, from color, color; see color.]

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coloratura [ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə], colorature [ˈkɒlərəˌtjʊə]

n Music

1. (Music / Classical Music)

a.  (in 18th- and 19th-century arias) a florid virtuoso passage

b.  (as modifier) a coloratura aria

2. (Music / Classical Music) Also called coloratura soprano a lyric soprano who specializes in such music

[from obsolete Italian, literally: colouring, from Latin colōrāre to colour]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	coloratura - a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music coloratura soprano soprano - a female singer
	2.	coloratura - singing with florid ornamentation singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music

Translations

coloratura [ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə] N

1. (= passage) → coloratura f

2. (= singer) → soprano f de coloratura

coloratura [ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə]

n

(= music) → colorature f

(= singer) → colorature f

modif [soprano] → colorature; [technique, aria] → de colorature; [role] → de colorature

coloratura

n → Koloratur f