1. elaborate vocal music with runs, trills, and other ornamental passages
Usage: music
2. a soprano singer who specializes in such elaborate vocal music
Usage: music

Examples

• The aria featured stunning coloratura passages that showcased the singer’s technical skill.
• She trained for years to master the difficult coloratura repertoire.
• The famous coloratura dazzled the audience with her brilliant high notes.
• Mozart’s Queen of the Night aria is known for its challenging coloratura.
• The young soprano hopes to become a coloratura and perform at the Met.
• Her voice was perfectly suited for coloratura roles in Italian opera.