A performer's repertoire is all the plays or pieces of music that he or she has learned and can perform.
Meredith D'Ambrosio has thousands of songs in her repertoire.
2. singular noun
The repertoire of a person or thing is all the things of a particular kind that the person or thingis capable of doing.
...Mike's impressive repertoire of funny stories. [+ of]
This has been one of the most successful desserts in my repertoire.
Synonyms: range, list, stock, supply More Synonyms of repertoire
3. singular noun [with supplement]
You can refer to all the plays or music of a particular kind as, for example, the classical repertoire or the jazz repertoire.
It is no coincidence that the works in the 'standard repertoire' tend to have names.
repertoire in British English
(ˈrɛpəˌtwɑː)
noun
1.
all the plays, songs, operas, or other works collectively that a company, actor, singer, dancer, etc, has prepared and is competent to perform
2.
the entire stock of things available in a field or of a kind
the comedian's repertoire of jokes was becoming stale
3. in repertoire
Word origin
C19: from French, from Late Latin repertōrium inventory; see repertory
repertoire in American English
(ˈrɛpərˌtwɑr; ˈrɛpəˌtwɑr)
noun
1.
the stock of plays, operas, roles, songs, etc. that a company, actor, singer, etc. is familiar with and ready to perform
2.
all the musical or theatrical works of a particular category, or of a particular writer, composer, etc., available for performance
3. US
the stock of special skills, devices, techniques, etc. of a particular person or particular field of endeavor
Word origin
Fr répertoire < LL repertorium: see repertory
COBUILD Collocations
repertoire
classical repertoire
operatic repertoire
standard repertoire
Examples of 'repertoire' in a sentence
repertoire
It has contributed surprisingly little to the international ballet repertoire.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Wales could have gone for more goals with a crowd of more than 31,000 going through a full repertoire of songs from the summer.
The Sun (2016)
His entire repertoire is a cartoon gallery of the unexpected.
John Fisher Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing (2006)
The operatic repertoire worldwide has also expanded in the course of the past sixty years.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since1945 (2003)
His vocal power and diversity of repertoire were alike impressive.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The classical repertoire is very limited for women.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And his journey into the jazz repertoire is coming along nicely.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You might think that a lot of the standard operatic repertoire comes from archaeological excavations.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Yet he still went through his full repertoire of tricks and flicks.
The Sun (2016)
Both are more accustomed to the sterner end of the operatic repertoire.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His ideas about classical repertoire have certainly led to clashes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But before long he was brimming with confidence as he ran through his full repertoire of hand gestures.
The Sun (2012)
Today she is fêted as an outstanding interpreter of some of the most elemental music in the classical repertoire.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This is not a significant corner of the repertoire nor one that needs regular flag-waving.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He was renowned for his formidable memory, and for conducting his entire repertoire without a score.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Their methods, their standards and their repertoire are highly varied.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
La Scala continued its policy of deepening and expanding the operatic repertoire.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since1945 (2003)
Although onstage he covered the standard repertoire in depth, he also sought out important contemporary works.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We should be pleading with him to unleash the full repertoire at Wimbledon.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Mobility and diversity are integral parts of our training, since good cookery includes the great repertoire of all countries.
Conil, Jean & Conil, Christopher (ed) A Passion for Food (1989)
I have two jokes in my repertoire and one sarcastic prayer which always goes down well up North.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Making full use of the space down the left, he ran through his entire repertoire inthe first-half.
The Sun (2006)
Which is why this touchstone of the Romantic ballet repertoire is as alive today as it was 160 years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In the past couple of years, though, he has added to his repertoire the one that goes the other way.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Budapest Opera, where he learnt not only all the skills of coaching but also of running an opera house and conducting the main operatic repertoire.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since1945 (2003)
In the framework of an annual festival, without the obligations of performing a repertoire, he could programme the operas he wished and lure stars to perform them.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since1945 (2003)
In other languages
repertoire
British English: repertoire NOUN
A performer's repertoire is all the plays or pieces of music that he or she has learned and can perform.
The singer has thousands of songs in her repertoire.
American English: repertoire
Brazilian Portuguese: repertório
Chinese: > 全部曲目表演者的
European Spanish: repertorio
French: répertoire
German: Repertoire
Italian: repertorio
Japanese: レパートリー
Korean: 레퍼토리
European Portuguese: repertório
Latin American Spanish: repertorio
(noun)
Definition
the entire stock of skills or techniques that someone or something, such as a computer, is capable of
an impressive repertoire of funny stories
Synonyms
range
The two men discussed a range of issues.
list
stock
We took a decision to withdraw a quantity of stock from sale.
supply
The brain requires a constant supply of oxygen.
store
I handed over my store of chocolate biscuits.
collection
He has gathered a large collection of prints and paintings over the years.
repertory
Her repertory of songs was vast.
repository
The church became a repository for police files.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of collection
Definition
things collected or accumulated
He has gathered a large collection of prints and paintings over the years.
Synonyms
accumulation,
set,
store,
mass,
pile,
heap,
stockpile,
hoard,
aggregate,
congeries
in the sense of repertory
Definition
Her repertory of songs was vast.
Synonyms
repertoire,
list,
range,
stock,
supply,
store,
collection,
repository
in the sense of repository
Definition
a place or container in which things can be stored for safety
The church became a repository for police files.
Synonyms
store,
archive,
storehouse,
depository,
magazine,
treasury,
warehouse,
vault,
depot,
emporium (old-fashioned),
receptacle
Synonyms of 'repertoire'
repertoire
Explore 'repertoire' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of stock
Definition
the total amount of goods kept on the premises of a shop or business
We took a decision to withdraw a quantity of stock from sale.