semioperatic
adjEtymology From semi- + operatic.
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Having some characteristics of opera.
- The most demanding segment was an extended medley from “Porgy and Bess” that among other songs included “A Woman Is a Sometime Thing,” “Summertime” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” divested of their semioperatic trappings.2008 May 30, Stephen Holden, “Classic Patti Austin, Newly Focused on Swing and Jazz”, in New York Times: