variants
also arie
as in glees
a melody in an opera sung by one person
the soprano's magnificent aria
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Recent Examples of arias
This is done with Taub’s sheer skills with the song styles varying from strong recitatives to insightful arias and battle cries.
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Instead of the traditional alternation of sung-text recitative and arias (songs), verismo operas are more seamless in how songs are interwoven with the story.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The event featured a table side performance by an opera singer from Venice, delivering multiple iconic arias, and a Georgian dance company called Holiguards Fire that is featured in Kevin Spacey’s new project.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arias
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On the choruses, SZA’s voice floats in from the back, sharing manifestations and advice.—
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Three days later, a dozen people picketed outside a cafe on Carmela Grove in Colorado Springs, chanting in call-and-response choruses.—
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This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.—
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The friends are Edmar Colon on saxophone, Jiri Nedoma on piano and Devon Gates on bass and vocals.—
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The group — including Dottie Jones, Jackie Ruffin and Darlene Simmons — were Grammy-nominated, and topped Billboard’s Spiritual albums chart with Psalms in 1984.—
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The fabled singer-songwriter is set to play 21 shows on the continent this spring, in support of his latest release, 2023’s Seven Psalms.—
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Best of all, chorus members remain after the concert to enjoy refreshments with the residents and lead sing-alongs of our favorite carols.—
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Or to sometimes instinctively mouth the words to Christmas carols the kids sang to him with tears or confusion in their eyes.—
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“Arias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arias. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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