as in theatrical
having the general quality or effect of a stage performance
the fall of the scandal-ridden government seemed operatic in its scope and consequences
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Recent Examples of operatic
Seasons 1 and 2 of the AMC show have a mastery of an elevated, almost operatic tone.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 June 2026
This 1787 imagining, by architect and designer Felice Soave and Giocondo Albertolli, was the setting for a love affair between Giuditta Cantù Turino, the frescoist Appiano’s great-niece, and Vincenzo Bellini, Italy’s most romantic and melodramatic operatic composer.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The score by Amine Bouhafa and Isabelle Laudenbach — the director’s sister, and also an accomplished flamenco guitarist — deftly interpolates scraps and strains of Bizet’s original compositions, stripped of operatic excess and given a folky lilt.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 May 2026
Produced by Zakk Cervini (Bring Me the Horizon, Yungblud/Aerosmith) the song blends crunching riffs with Tankian’s unmistakably operatic panic-siren delivery.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 May 2026
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 June 2026
This 1787 imagining, by architect and designer Felice Soave and Giocondo Albertolli, was the setting for a love affair between Giuditta Cantù Turino, the frescoist Appiano’s great-niece, and Vincenzo Bellini, Italy’s most romantic and melodramatic operatic composer.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The score by Amine Bouhafa and Isabelle Laudenbach — the director’s sister, and also an accomplished flamenco guitarist — deftly interpolates scraps and strains of Bizet’s original compositions, stripped of operatic excess and given a folky lilt.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 May 2026
Produced by Zakk Cervini (Bring Me the Horizon, Yungblud/Aerosmith) the song blends crunching riffs with Tankian’s unmistakably operatic panic-siren delivery.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for operatic
Adjective
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Her idiosyncrasies remain, though, and PULL is at its most compelling when her experimental tendencies mesh with a four-to-the-floor beat or a theatrical chorus.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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IndieWire debuts the official stateside trailer exclusively below, and ahead of the film’s theatrical release starting June 26.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
15 June 2026
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The Cowboys went with a more aesthetically pleasing tint on the windows, which does have a dramatic effect on the natural sun inside the stadium.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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The four dramatic crashes happening so close together has raised concerns, but experts say there is no sign of any connection between the very different accidents.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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“Operatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operatic. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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