cantatrice
Americannoun
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cantatrices,
plural
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cantatrici
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of cantatrice
First recorded in 1800–05; from French or directly from Italian, from Late Latin cantātrīc-, stem of cantātrīx “female singer”; see origin at cantor, -trix
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Such words as "blastoderm", "sindoc," "peris," "parasang," "sarcenet," "teazel," "nullah," "cantatrice," "barracan," "sistrum," writhed and hissed in her verses.
From Time Magazine Archive
IN giving a brief sketch of the life of the celebrated cantatrice, Miss Greenfield, the writer is somewhat embarrassed by the amount and richness of the materials at his command.
From Music and Some Highly Musical People by James M. Trotter
Whether principessa or cantatrice, this Italian woman still remained the splendid creature of his dreams.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel by Rudolf von Gottschall
Well, then, to repair the loss that I may have caused you," said the generous cantatrice, "here is a banknote for a thousand francs.
From Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens by George T. (George Titus) Ferris
Not many winters since, a beautiful cantatrice was induced to undertake the role of Romeo in "I Montecchi ed I Capuletti."
From Physiology of The Opera by John H. Swaby
The two fair cantatrices even forgot themselves so far as to come to blows on several occasions, and the scandalous chronicle of the times was enlivened with epigrams, lampoons, libels, and duels in rapid succession.
From Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag by George T. (George Titus) Ferris
The most admired cantatrices of to-day drown the words in a wealth of vocalization, and the meaning is lost, even were the language one known to their hearers, which it usually is not.
From Aboriginal American Authors by Daniel Garrison Brinton
Madame Patti once sang Carmen, and Madame Melba essayed Brünnhilde; but I am not aware that either of these famous cantatrices repeated the experiment.
From Style in Singing by W. E. Haslam
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