complicated passages for a singer, for example in operaa coloratura soprano (= one who often sings coloratura passages)Wordfinderoperaaria,chorus,coloratura,diva,libretto,opera,orchestra pit,recitative,score,surtitlesOxford Collocations DictionaryColoratura is used before these nouns: sopranoSeefull entryWord OriginItalian, literally ‘colouring’, from Latin colorare ‘to colour’.
See coloratura in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
