scena

[ shey-nuh ]

noun
  1. an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.

Origin of scena

1
1810–20; <Italian: literally, scene

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How to use scena in a sentence

  • The score-18- was constructed on the Italian opera model and contains the regular series of arias, scenas, cavatinas, etc.

  • The "song-scenas" and acrobatic displays filled her with rapture.

    Joanna Godden | Sheila Kaye-Smith

British Dictionary definitions for scena

scena

/ (ˈʃeɪnə) /


nounplural -ne (-ˌneɪ)
  1. a scene in an opera, usually longer than a single aria

  2. a dramatic vocal piece written in operatic style

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