scena
[ shey-nuh ]
noun
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
Origin of scena
11810–20; <Italian: literally, scene
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How to use scena in a sentence
The score-18- was constructed on the Italian opera model and contains the regular series of arias, scenas, cavatinas, etc.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas | W. J. HendersonThe "song-scenas" and acrobatic displays filled her with rapture.
Joanna Godden | Sheila Kaye-Smith
British Dictionary definitions for scena
scena
/ (ˈʃeɪnə) /
nounplural -ne (-ˌneɪ)
a scene in an opera, usually longer than a single aria
a dramatic vocal piece written in operatic style
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