basso
a person who sings bass; a bass.
Origin of basso
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Blessed with a preternaturally resonant basso — someone should record this actor for use, like the sound of ocean waves, by troubled sleepers — Page seems to have been custom-designed himself for the passages he pulls out of the texts.
For Patrick Page, it’s Shakespeare’s bad guys who steal the show | Peter Marks | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostBut for basso (Super 8), keeping a straight face during these scenes was easier said then done.
‘The Kings of Summer’ Stars on Survival Skills, Girls, Becoming Men, and More | Anna Klassen | May 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTbasso said Alleman had a genetic predisposition for cardiac problems, as both of his parents died of heart attacks in their 50s.
"He lived a very full life," said basso, who seemed shaken when reached by phone Monday evening.
basso recalled Alleman as a fun-loving man who loved the Heart Attack Grill.
Dmitri had been a basso profundo singer, and to this day retains a commanding voice as well as a keen ear.
He passed them by, and haughty tenor and swaggering basso again took heart of grace.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeShe stood by the gate and pumped up basso-profundo bawls from her second or lower stomach.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurFor him Gibson executed a basso rilievo in terra-cotta, now in the Liverpool museum.
The inner apartments are much the same as the portico, all covered with figures in basso relievo.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsNot far from it, on the side of a large well, was fixed a stone with three figures carved on it, in basso relievo.
Early Travels in Palestine | Arculf et al.
British Dictionary definitions for basso
/ (ˈbæsəʊ) /
(esp in operatic or solo singing) a singer with a bass voice
Origin of basso
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