cantatrice

[ kan-tuh-tree-chey, -trees; Italian kahn-tah-tree-che; French kahn-ta-trees ]

noun

, plural can·ta·tri·ces [kan-t, uh, -, tree, -cheyz, -, tree, -siz, kah, n, -t, a, -, trees], can·ta·tri·ci [kan-t, uh, -, tree, -chee, kahn-tah-, tree, -chee].

1. a professional female singer especially of opera.

cantatrice

/ kɑ̃tatris /

noun

1. a female singer, esp a professional soloist

Word History and Origins

Origin of cantatrice¹

First recorded in 1800–05; from French or directly from Italian, from Late Latin cantātrīc-, stem of cantātrīx “female singer”; cantor, -trix

Example Sentences

He spared no temptation to induce the Italian cantatrice to remain.

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She had a glorious voice and, as Madame Biscacianti, subsequently attained fame as a cantatrice.

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At St. Petersburg she was nominated premire cantatrice, an honor never previously bestowed.

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This lady engaged the cantatrice as a "noble companion," and she hurried off with her into Italy.

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A scene of the utmost confusion ensued, and the agitated cantatrice quitted the theatre, amid hisses and yells, in high dudgeon.

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