scena
noun
sce·na
ˈshā-(ˌ)nä 
: an elaborate solo vocal composition that consists of a recitative usually followed by one or more aria sections
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Such is her deep expressive sensitivity, however, that when the fury and agitation embedded in Vivaldi’s impossibly florid acrobatics gave way to tender expressions of love and regret, Genaux brought those scenas to life most affectingly.
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John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 8 Apr. 2018
The orchestral palette is suffused with colorful Russian and Asian exoticism, and the entire second act amounts to a bravura scena for the work’s femme fatale, the Queen of Shemakha.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2017
John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 8 Apr. 2018
The orchestral palette is suffused with colorful Russian and Asian exoticism, and the entire second act amounts to a bravura scena for the work’s femme fatale, the Queen of Shemakha.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2017
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“Scena.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scena. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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