musicale
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of musicale
1840–50, < French, short for soirée musicale musical evening
Example Sentences
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The plan for an improvisational, conversational, easy, breezy holiday cabaret lasted about two weeks before morphing into what Jinkx describes as a “two-act variety show, musicale, theatrical spectacular.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
Volf said the rediscovered reels give insight into Callas' range as a singer and actress, and the colour restoration allows a closer look at her gestures, facial expressions and her form of "teatro musicale".
From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2023
The concert itself felt both intimate and grand — like a musicale staged in a living room with 2,364 vacant red seats.
From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2020
At a pre-Inaugural musicale on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, he speculated that it might be the first time anyone staged a concert at that venue, seemingly unaware that it’s an every-four-years thing.
From Time • Jan. 20, 2017
In the large and pleasant salon which extended across the width of the house, the Ratignolles entertained their friends once a fortnight with a soirée musicale, sometimes diversified by card-playing.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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