theatricality

Example Sentences

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I had assumed that the obvious theatricality of such timing would be irresistible.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 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

Fashion shows rely on a "fundamental theatricality" that requires designers to "continually reinvent themselves by seeking out new locations", she told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Emerging from a cult of nonpersonality, where ordinary figures with unassuming names like Ian Brown ascended to British music royalty, Brett Anderson, Suede’s fey and foppish androgyne, reintroduced theatricality and glamour to the scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

Compared to the music of his teacher Haydn or to Mozart, it seems much more dramatic and pianistic, almost to the point of theatricality, than anything they had written for the same instrument.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall