Sentence examples for definitive performance of the from inspiring English sources
"Company": As the vodka-stinger-besotted Joanne in Stephen Sondheim's musical, Stritch delivered a rousing rendition of the alcoholic's anthem "The Ladies Who Lunch," which is considered by many today as the definitive performance of the song.
Bowie may have provided the raw material, but Mott gave the definitive performance of this generation-defining song, with its sneering reference to the Beatles and the Stones.
Herman Cornejo's Puck is the most definitive performance of any role to be seen anywhere in ballet today, but no superlative will suffice.
"That's where everything started for me," said Hiddleston. "I was in a production of 'Othello' there with Chiwetel, who gave probably the most definitive performance of Othello of my generation.
"I don't believe in definitive performances of anything".
And with that comes the pursuit of the definitive performance, a lot of arguing about what the definitive performance might be - and daunting piles of CDs of the same thing in HMV.
Holding the stage on her own for all of 50 minutes, descending through sundry stages of anguish to the point where she can take no more, Rodgers gives what must be close to a definitive performance, under the sensitive guidance of director Deborah Warner.
Every taste can be catered for this Christmas, from brand-new operas put on disc at the time of their premieres, through pianists caught in full flight at the height of their powers, to near-definitive performances of neglected masterpieces.
The definitive performance remains that of Tom Cruise as "seduction specialist" Frank TJ Mackey in Magnolia.
"Maybe Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' is the one definitive performance I can think of," he said.
