adjective
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of or relating to opera
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histrionic or exaggerated
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Etymology
Origin of operatic
Example Sentences
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Austrian vocalist Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ, triumphed at Basel in 2025 with his operatic song "Wasted Love".
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
The show is taking place in Vienna, which seems to have prompted half of the contestants to throw an operatic riff into their song, whether it needs it or not.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The last two Eurovision winners – Switzerland's Nemo and Austria's JJ – both deployed operatic vocal runs in their songs.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
A fresh, operatic take on her life, and afterlife, with husband Diego Rivera is also opening this spring at New York’s Metropolitan Opera.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Second, these were richly allegorical stories with plenty of incident and emotional impact but without extravagant, over-egged operatic acting to embarrass the English.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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