Thesaurus results for ARIAS

arias

noun

variants also arie

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plural of aria

as in glees

a melody in an opera sung by one person the soprano's magnificent aria

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Recent Examples of arias There will be cocktails, dinner and arias performed by the 2025-26 Artists in Residence. —

Libby Smith, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026 Many arias from the 1800s include repeated verses to give the singers the opportunity to show off their coloratura skills by embellishing the sections of the songs the second time around. —

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 This is done with Taub’s sheer skills with the song styles varying from strong recitatives to insightful arias and battle cries. —

David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025 Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias. —

Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025 The event featured a table side performance by an opera singer from Venice, delivering multiple iconic arias, and a Georgian dance company called Holiguards Fire that is featured in Kevin Spacey’s new project. —

Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025

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Co-writes from Brandi Carlile and vocals from Chris Stapleton can’t save it; the choruses can’t muster up the old dopamine hits; even the trademark Dessner doohickeys seem absent, just uninspired arrangements with heavily Melodyned vocals.

— Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
When experienced live, its commanding choruses, exquisite vocal solos, awesome symphonic score and theatrical libretto can produce such a staggering emotional intensity that some music fans half-jokingly refer to it as Verdi’s best opera.

— Luis Palomares, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026