spinto

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He has that natural unforced ring and size to be a great lirico spinto.

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  • A hint that Netrebko's future may lie in the fuller spinto repertoire might be found in the first scene of Act Two, when Lucia momentarily defies her scheming brother, Enrico.
  • However, Verdi made the role not only like Adina but also called for a stronger low range and a heavier lyric and spinto quality. —  DCist
  • It has a lot of volume but it does not cut nor does it have any steel to it like a traditional spinto. —  parterre box
  • He has that natural unforced ring and size to be a great lirico spinto. —  parterre box
  • Sul suono, spinto dal oalor del Mosto. " —  Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850
 

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  1. Italian, past participle of spingere, to push, from Vulgar Latin *expingere : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin pangere, to fasten; see impinge.
 

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