Malibran

American  

[mah-li-brahn, mah-lee-brahn, mah-lee-brahn] / ˌmɑ lɪˈbrɑn, mɑ liˈbrɑ̃, ˌmɑ liˈβrɑn /

noun

1. Maria Felicita 1808–36, Spanish opera singer, born in France.

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Example Sentences

She has excelled in Baroque roles that veered from the mainstream, releasing recordings devoted to 19th century soprano Maria Malibran, castrati and composers Antonio Salieri and Agostino Steffani.

From Seattle Times

Born in Spain, Garcia never stayed in one place for long, moving his wife and three children — Viardot’s older sister, Maria Malibran, became another of the century’s reigning divas — to Italy, Paris and London.

From New York Times

Sillier still is Grisi’s subsequent swoon, which allows Malibran to come to the rescue and sing the offstage music that introduces the soprano’s big mad-scene aria.

From New York Times

Ms. Neuwirth brings an amusing touch of imperious asperity to her role as Malibran, but her naturally dry demeanor seems a strange fit for the character, who was famous for her tempestuousness.

From New York Times

In some early performances, headstrong Romeos like Maria Malibran and Giuditta Pasta rejected the tomb scene Bellini fashioned for the doomed lovers, choosing to replace it with an aria from an earlier , “Giulietta e Romeo,” by Nicola Vaccai.

From New York Times