scena

American  

[shay-nuh] / ˈʃeɪ nə /

noun

1. an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.

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scena British  

/ ˈʃeɪnə /

noun

1. a scene in an opera, usually longer than a single aria

2. a dramatic vocal piece written in operatic style

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Etymology

Origin of scena

1810–20; < Italian: literally, scene

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Example Sentences

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scena

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

It was built of stone with the exception of the scena, and ornamented with statues, which were placed there under the direction of Atticus, who was a man of taste.

From Plutarch's Lives Volume III. by Aubrey Stewart

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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