Coloratura
WordNet
noun
(1) Singing with florid ornamentation
(2) A lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From coloratura, from coloratura, from colorare "to colour".
Noun
- florid or fancy passages in vocal music
- a singer of such passages, especially a soprano
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- 1980: The middle one, of course, was the coloratura Julia Kristeva, known as the most voluptuous Salome in the business. — Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers
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Noun
- colouration, colouring
- Virtuosic ornamentation of a melody