mezzo caratteren.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtsəʊ ˌkarəˈtɛːreɪ/,

/ˌmɛdzəʊ ˌkarəˈtɛːreɪ/, U.S.

/ˌmɛtsoʊ ˌkɛrəˈtɛreɪ/,

/ˌmɛ(d)zoʊ ˌkɛrəˈtɛreɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian mezzo carattere.

Etymology: < Italian mezzo carattere (19th cent. in theatrical use) < mezzo middle, half (see mezzo adv.) + carattere character (see character n.). Compare earlier demi-caractère n. and adj.

Music.

In opera: the quality of being intermediate in style or tone between seriousness and comedy. Also: (a singer suited to playing) a character having this quality.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > opera > [noun] > type of

comic opera1706

grand opera1720

operetta1741

opera comique1742

burletta1748

opera buffa1783

mezzo carattere1806

opera seria1808

light opera1813

tragédie lyrique1823

opera semiseria1825

opera bouffe1842

operette1871

rescue opera1943

Peking opera1953

monodrama1954

opera magica1956

pop opera1964

bouffe-

1806 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music (ed. 2) Mezzo Carattere, an expression applied to airs of a moderate cast in point of execution.

1826 M. Kelly Reminisc. (1975) v. 51 I immediately sought out Viganoni, the charming tenor singer... He was decidedly the best mezzo carattere in Italy.

1986 Music & Lett. Oct. 367 He parodies the impresario who wishes to commission an opera of mezzo carattere ignoring the Aristotelian unities.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mezzo carattere
释义	mezzo caratteren. Brit. /ˌmɛtsəʊ ˌkarəˈtɛːreɪ/, /ˌmɛdzəʊ ˌkarəˈtɛːreɪ/, U.S. /ˌmɛtsoʊ ˌkɛrəˈtɛreɪ/, /ˌmɛ(d)zoʊ ˌkɛrəˈtɛreɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian mezzo carattere. Etymology: < Italian mezzo carattere (19th cent. in theatrical use) < mezzo middle, half (see mezzo adv.) + carattere character (see character n.). Compare earlier demi-caractère n. and adj. Music. In opera: the quality of being intermediate in style or tone between seriousness and comedy. Also: (a singer suited to playing) a character having this quality. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > opera > [noun] > type of comic opera1706 grand opera1720 operetta1741 opera comique1742 burletta1748 opera buffa1783 mezzo carattere1806 opera seria1808 light opera1813 tragédie lyrique1823 opera semiseria1825 opera bouffe1842 operette1871 rescue opera1943 Peking opera1953 monodrama1954 opera magica1956 pop opera1964 bouffe- 1806 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music (ed. 2) Mezzo Carattere, an expression applied to airs of a moderate cast in point of execution. 1826 M. Kelly Reminisc. (1975) v. 51 I immediately sought out Viganoni, the charming tenor singer... He was decidedly the best mezzo carattere in Italy. 1986 Music & Lett. Oct. 367 He parodies the impresario who wishes to commission an opera of mezzo carattere ignoring the Aristotelian unities. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1806
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