cantatrice
a professional female singer especially of opera.
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How to use cantatrice in a sentence
He spared no temptation to induce the Italian cantatrice to remain.
Great Singers, First Series | George T. FerrisShe had a glorious voice and, as Madame Biscacianti, subsequently attained fame as a cantatrice.
My Friends at Brook Farm | John Van Der Zee SearsAt St. Petersburg she was nominated premire cantatrice, an honor never previously bestowed.
Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday | Henry C. LaheeThis lady engaged the cantatrice as a "noble companion," and she hurried off with her into Italy.
The Son of Clemenceau | Alexandre (fils) DumasA scene of the utmost confusion ensued, and the agitated cantatrice quitted the theatre, amid hisses and yells, in high dudgeon.
Great Singers, First Series | George T. Ferris
British Dictionary definitions for cantatrice
/ (French kɑ̃tatris) /
a female singer, esp a professional soloist
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