alla prima

Whereas I saw her just a few nights ago on TCM in something called Boys Night Out from 1962 and she was alla dat, as they say.

The tenor dies; the prima donna appears to do the same, but the libretto consoles you by declaring that she only swoons.

Prima facie, the verdict here is less favorable than in the previous case.

Ledit Patriarche y alla, & avec vn truchement fit envers lui ce qui estoit de l'office d'un bon Pasteur.

He sang bravura airs with a facility of vocalisation any prima donna might have envied.

Even here the glorious voice of the prima donna floated clear as a silver bell.