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Word: comprehendiblethan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sung, which, even if a person doesn'tunderstand a word of Italian is vital to the fullenjoyment of the opera and perhaps even moreimportant in that scenario. Although an equalquality of clarity in comparison to CD studioversions cannot be justly expected, it was shownthat certain voices were more fully comprehendiblethan others. Unfortunately, the lead roles ofButterfly (Paula Delligatti) and Pinkerton (LuisLima) were more adept at singing passages drivenby emotive tendencies than they were at filling inall those passages of recitative (sung speech ordialogue). Recitative was a significant portion ofthe Act I where the single action of Pinkerton andButterfly's marriage...

Author: By Teri Wang, | Title: THE OPERA: MADAME BUTTERFLY | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

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