diction

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As Hyllus, the son of Hercules and Dejanira, David Portillo was similarly impressive, his bright, easy tenor and excellent diction assets in his ardent filial devotion and wooing of Iole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The musical-theater singers excelled in theatricality and diction, but I missed some of the lushness that we expect from opera performances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

With the program and song texts only available to download on the cellphone, the audience was left in the dark without texts and, with amplification obscuring diction, not knowing what’s what.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

In an undated interview taped by her manager, she advised young performers to “first and foremost, get proper training” in voice and diction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

The falsity of this, and even the falsity of the diction —guy? — pulls me up short.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood