coloratura

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) Florid or fancy passages in vocal music.
2. (countable) A singer of such passages, especially a soprano.

Adj

Pertaining to coloratura.

Synonyms

coloratura soprano

flourish

tremolo

trill

Translations

coloratura

colorature

coloratura

Koloratur

coloratuur

coloratoure

ligero

coloratura

léger

vocalise

coloratura

Koloratur-

λυρική υψίφωνος

التنويع

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɒləɹəˈtjʊɹə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian coloratura, from Late Latin colōrātūra, from colōrāre (“to colour”).