zimarra

[zi-mahr-uh]

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

1. a cassock with a small cape attached.

Word History and Origins

Origin of zimarra¹

From Italian; simar

Example Sentences

The bass Peter Kellner, making his Met debut as Colline, sang a full-bodied “Vecchia zimarra,” sober without trudging.

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The baritone Alexey Lavrov was a wry and resonant Schaunard, and the bass David Soar a confident Colline, mellow and unpretentious in his fourth-act aria, “Vecchia zimarra.”

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The other three bohemians were all excellent: Massimo Cavalletti as Marcello, Patrick Carfizzi as Schaunard and Nicolas Testé, making his house debut as Colline with an elegantly sung “Vecchia zimarra.”

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"Vecchia zimarra, senti" the bass "Coat Song" from La Boheme, and "Magische Note," an aria from Goldmark's Queen of Sheba that contains a rare recorded example of Caruso's using falsetto, are the most unusual items.

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“Zimarra”: X. Barbier de Montault, Traité pratique de la construction, &c., des églises, ii.

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