Definition of recitativo in English:
recitativo
nounPlural recitativos ˌrɛsɪtəˈtiːvəʊˌresədəˈtēvō
another term for recitative
Example sentencesExamples
- Conductor Bernard Labadie, the Music and Artistic Director of L' Opéra de Québec led the excellent orchestra, with harpsichord for the recitativo secco, with a sure hand.
- Characteristic features of the genre are the rapid-firing recitativo secco accompanying vigorous stage business, and the multi-sectional concerted finale with dramatic surprises.
- The soprano introduces the first words of the text and the flute takes over in a long, beautiful quasi recitativo above the strings.