scena
Americannoun
noun
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a scene in an opera, usually longer than a single aria
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a dramatic vocal piece written in operatic style
Etymology
Origin of scena
1810–20; < Italian: literally, scene
Example Sentences
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Each scena could stand alone, but each benefits from the other, and from the shared thread of commanding performances.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2015
Photograph: Jean-Baptiste Millot Véronique Gens has recorded Les Nuits d'Eté before, in 2001 for Virgin Classics, as part of an all-Berlioz disc alongside the early scena, La Mort de Cléopatre.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2012
Some of them are obscene in one literal sense of that word--from ob scena, Latin for offstage--the sights to be kept from the view of the audience.
From Time Magazine Archive
Patti was enabled to leave her dressing-room, but was surrounded immediately by crowds of ladies with pens and ink and paper, requesting autographs just as she was going on to sing her scena.
From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 by James H. Mapleson
Mercutio's Queen Mab scena is very effective, as are the Balcony duet and the prelude to the fifth act.
From Shakespeare and Music by Christopher Wilson
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