spinto
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of spinto
1940–45; < Italian: literally, excessive, pushed, past participle of spingere to push < Vulgar Latin *expingere, equivalent to Latin ex- ex- 1 + -pingere, combining form of pangere to set, plant, arrange
Example Sentences
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Opera debut, is a true Verdian, a spinto soprano with a voluptuous tone.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023
In an era when the Three Tenors waned in the 1990s and 2000s, Giordani was sought after in lyric and later spinto roles.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2019
“To make this role really believable it needs, really a low register, spinto, big high notes, tiny high notes, a floating sound like in ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ — thank God I sang that!”
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2018
“Her sumptuous spinto soprano has never sounded so firmly under control, and so seamlessly produced.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2017
Hers is a rich, gleaming lyric soprano with ample colorings and spinto thrust where needed.
From Chicago Tribune ● Apr. 8, 2011
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