operatic
adjective
op·er·at·ic
ˌä-pə-ˈra-tik 
1
: of or relating to opera
2
: grand, dramatic, or romantic in style or effect
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Examples of operatic in a Sentence
the fall of the scandal-ridden government seemed operatic in its scope and consequences
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That was the obvious expectation before Friday night’s premiere of Yuval Sharon’s latest operatic experiment with his company, the Industry.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Beneath those elements, Stone stages an almost operatic struggle for Chris’s soul with the hardened Sergeant Barnes (Tom Berenger) and the more compassionate Sergeant Grodin (Willem Dafoe).
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
The first-ever operatic staging of a live classical album recorded and released by The Beatles legend will premiere at Cincinnati Opera's 2024 Summer Festival in July.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 May 2024
The Industry, founded by Yuval Sharon, who (like Sellars) has worked extensively with the L.A. Phil, valiantly makes the impossible a matter of operatic life and death.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Beneath those elements, Stone stages an almost operatic struggle for Chris’s soul with the hardened Sergeant Barnes (Tom Berenger) and the more compassionate Sergeant Grodin (Willem Dafoe).
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
The first-ever operatic staging of a live classical album recorded and released by The Beatles legend will premiere at Cincinnati Opera's 2024 Summer Festival in July.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 May 2024
The Industry, founded by Yuval Sharon, who (like Sellars) has worked extensively with the L.A. Phil, valiantly makes the impossible a matter of operatic life and death.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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“Operatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operatic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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