In Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience, Bunthorne performs the recitative "Am I Alone and Unobserved?" before going on to his solo aria "If You're Anxious For To Shine".
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Recitative
//ɹɛsɪtəˈtiːv//
Synonyms for "recitative" (5 found)
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24 translations across 23 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- рэчытаты́ў noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Bulgarian
1 entries- речитатив noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Catalan
1 entries- recitatiu noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Czech
1 entries- recitativ noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Danish
1 entries- recitativ noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Dutch
1 entries- recitatief noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Finnish
1 entries- resitatiivi noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
French
1 entries- récitatif noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
German
1 entries- Rezitativ noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Greek
1 entries- ρετσιτατίβο noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Hungarian
1 entries- recitativo noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Irish
2 entries- ceolreacaireacht noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
- reacaireacht noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Italian
1 entries- recitativo noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- resitativ noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- resitativ noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Polish
1 entries- recytatyw noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Portuguese
1 entries- recitativo noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Romanian
1 entries- recitativ noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Russian
1 entries- речитати́в noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Slovak
1 entries- recitativ noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Spanish
1 entries- recitativo noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Swedish
1 entries- recitativ noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
Ukrainian
1 entries- речитати́в noun (dialogue in an opera etc.)
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