Sentence examples for lyrical role from inspiring English sources

That grounding made him a natural for the lyrical role of Greenhorn in "Moby-Dick," which he created at the opera's 2010 premiere in Dallas (a subsequent production by San Francisco Opera aired on PBS and is now out on DVD).

With retraining her voice was restored and she resumed her career, concentrating on more lyrical roles, particularly the Italian repertory.

A period devoted to lighter, more lyrical roles was the foundation for a carefully calculated expansion of his repertoire.

I feel more comfortable in the lyrical roles.

Agnès is a lyrical, contained role.

He is an accomplished exponent of Italian and French roles, but the voice has a weight and darkish timbre ideal for lyrical Wagner roles like Lohengrin.

The French people have always been on the side of the Greeks," he declared before waxing lyrical about the role the nation had played in the country's 1821 war of independence, the return of democracy after the collapse in 1974 of military rule and its accession to the then EEC in 1981.

But on Wednesday her Jocasta was compelling in the role's lyrical aspect.

Vadim Muntagirov is superbly lyrical in the Nureyev role, flowing through jumps and turns with linear clarity.

Ebon Moss-Bachrach is riveting in the role, his lyrical narration segueing seamlessly into tormented exchanges with his mother.

Ms. Howe, 62, lives in Manhattan; she spoke about the lyrical and occasionally comic role food has played in her life.