Sentence examples for expressive aria from inspiring English sources

When the ostinato's recurrences are free enough and the bass line and treble melody of the tutti stand out enough, the effect is that of an expressive aria (solo song, as in an opera) with a firm prelude and postlude (as in Vivaldi's Opus 3, No. 8), providing one of the many hints of operatic influences in the concerto grosso.

Returning are the counter-tenor Lawrence Zazzo, an engaging, mellow sounding Caesar, and Varduhi Abrahamyan, who sings Cornelia, the widow of Caesar's rival Pompey, in a lean yet expressive mezzo-soprano but who is called upon to bring in a couple of palm trees on a pushcart for one expressive aria.

The elements of Bach's musical world are present -- the narrative recitative, the expressive aria with instrumental obbligato, the organ and, above all, the chorales -- but they are all transformed, taken into a world where magical uncertain harmony, modern choral effects and tricky musical subplots can all be happening, often at the same time.

The work shows that Bach had mastered the composition of a dramatic scene, an expressive aria with obbligato oboe, a recitative with strings, an exuberant dance, and a chorale in the style of his predecessor in the position as Thomaskantor, Johann Kuhnau.

Some ways into the Adagio, with Dudamel coaxing intricately expressive, aria-like playing from the violins against softly glowing choirs of winds, the hoopla receded and Beethoven took charge.

Bartoli will also sing two savagely expressive arias from the oratorio "Juditha Triumphans".

With so many ignominies justified only as opportunities for expressive arias, from tormentors and tormented, the scenario calls out for stylization.

A tongue-in-cheek quality runs through the whole show, even if the most profoundly expressive arias are largely left alone, with the storeroom setting ultimately proving to be claustrophobic as well as contrived.

Though he sang a little cautiously, Mr. Peake has the tenor goods, and he brought a warm, ringing and expressive voice to arias from Verdi's "Macbeth" and Meyerbeer's "Africaine".

Soprano Anna Dennis was suffering a sore throat but still sounded beautiful; alto Clare Wilkinson and bass Robert Davies were both glowingly expressive in their arias (Davies's Mache dich is always a highlight, radiating dignity).

Ms. Yoncheva, a promising, silvery voice soprano who won the 2010 Operalia Competition (an international opera contest founded by Mr. Domingo in 1993), gave an expressive rendition of the aria, in which Lisa mourns her lost love, then drowns herself.