Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
uno dei colossal delle stagioni liriche
English translation:
one of the giants that was performed during the opera season
Added to glossary by
ulvaferry
Apr 27, 2017 18:37
7 yrs ago
Italian term
uno dei colossal delle stagioni liriche
Italian to English
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opera productions
one of the most frequently performed productions in an opera season... I can't find a satisfactory translation for colossal or kolossal used as a noun.
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
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one of the giants that was performed during the opera season
Like a blockbuster production.
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Wendy Streitparth
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one of the best curtain-raisers in the world of opera
Poacher turned gamekeeper isn't overly common in the world of opera ...
https://www.list.co.uk/articles/what:Welsh National Opera Th...
You will be an opera director with administrative skills and a great enthusiasm for what is going on in the world of opera.
http://recruitment.roh.org.uk/vacancyView.php?requirementId=...
The concert started with local hero John Adams' 1986 "Short Ride in a Fast Machine," which is one of the best curtain raisers ever writte
https://sfciviccenter.blogspot.de/2007/08/if-its-tuesday-thi...
It’s knee-weakening stuff — one of the best curtain-raisers in all opera — and demonstrates why Rameau demands our attention.
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2014/12/forget-the-germans-its-t...
https://www.list.co.uk/articles/what:Welsh National Opera Th...
You will be an opera director with administrative skills and a great enthusiasm for what is going on in the world of opera.
http://recruitment.roh.org.uk/vacancyView.php?requirementId=...
The concert started with local hero John Adams' 1986 "Short Ride in a Fast Machine," which is one of the best curtain raisers ever writte
https://sfciviccenter.blogspot.de/2007/08/if-its-tuesday-thi...
It’s knee-weakening stuff — one of the best curtain-raisers in all opera — and demonstrates why Rameau demands our attention.
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2014/12/forget-the-germans-its-t...
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Inter-Tra
: I like this solution as well. Very nice.
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Glad to hear it! Thank you.
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philgoddard
: A curtain raiser is a prelude to the main performance.
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Admittedly that is the general meaning, but it is also used more widely (see 2nd reference)
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all time greats/biggest hits
all time favourites, etc.
trying to stick with language normally used in this context. Not much Italian context is showing.....
trying to stick with language normally used in this context. Not much Italian context is showing.....
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Rachel Fell
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Wendy Streitparth
: All time favourites would seem to hit the right register.
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not in this case, it would seem. a giant opera.... love it
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philgoddard
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Tom in London
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a blockbuster of the opera seasons
NOTE CAREFULLY: "stagioni" is a PLURAL in this text.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-04-27 21:20:08 GMT)
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in Italian "kolossal" means big-budget, mass-market spectacle-type movies. The first one was probably Ben-Hur with Charlton Heston racing a chariot round a (cardboard) Colosseum. So in this case we are probably talking about Aida, Tosca, etc.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-04-27 21:20:08 GMT)
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in Italian "kolossal" means big-budget, mass-market spectacle-type movies. The first one was probably Ben-Hur with Charlton Heston racing a chariot round a (cardboard) Colosseum. So in this case we are probably talking about Aida, Tosca, etc.
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Helen Pringle
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Inter-Tra
: pag 197 -https://books.google.it/books?id=WmdSYgiWG1cC&pg=PA197&lpg=P...
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