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aria

[ahr-ee-uh, air-ee-uh] / ˈɑr i ə, ˈɛər i ə /
NOUN
operatic solo
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Not everyone was happy with the last minute arrangement however, with some members of the audience reportedly booing when the opera's famous aria -- Nessun dorma -- was omitted.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Performed in the film by girl band HUNTR/X, Jenkins thought the song "could make a really beautiful aria" and told BBC Radio Wales' Lucy Owen that its positive message resonated with her.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

The first aria Gershwin composed for the score was the slow, haunting “Summertime.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Riccardo Frizza’s fluid conducting drew out the score’s long bel canto lines and limned its propulsive rhythmic structure, and his flexible support of the singers made every aria and ensemble breathe and soar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

My debut aria, "Erbarme dich," is still in my throat, caught there just at the surface like ice in water.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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