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
But the Labèque sisters will be at Walt Disney Concert Hall at the end of the month with a two-piano program based on Glass’ operatic Cocteau trilogy.
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The music by George and Ira Gershwin and DuBose and Dorothy Heyward blends jazz, blues and spiritual music with operatic forms.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Find yourself a series that does a bombastic operatic flourish at its midseason cliffhanger (with actual opera) and drops Tennessee Ernie Ford in its season finale.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
His score slips back and forth between hymnlike simplicity and operatic virtuosity.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2026
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The music by George and Ira Gershwin and DuBose and Dorothy Heyward blends jazz, blues and spiritual music with operatic forms.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Find yourself a series that does a bombastic operatic flourish at its midseason cliffhanger (with actual opera) and drops Tennessee Ernie Ford in its season finale.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
His score slips back and forth between hymnlike simplicity and operatic virtuosity.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for operatic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operatic
Adjective
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In the nineties, hip-hop was toughening up the sound of American popular music; Jackson, fey and theatrical, seemed increasingly distant from the cultural mainstream.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Musical, which soft open in Chicago before heading to Broadway, but ground-breaking productions that went on to change the nation's theatrical course.—
Dana Kozlov,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The latest development marks a dramatic departure from when the company was founded in 2015 by former professional soccer player Tim Brown and renewable resources expert Joey Zwillinger.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Macy's closed its headquarters in Cincinnati two years after shuttering its downtown Cincinnati store, which was among dozens of stores Macy's closed across the country as foot traffic declined, primarily due to a dramatic shift toward online shopping and discount stores.—
Randy Tucker,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Operatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operatic. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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