It was not only quick and animated songs that were thus overloaded with meaningless embroideries by the sopranists and the prima donnas that followed them.
Her voice is of the kind for which American prima donnashave become celebrated, light, pure, and flexible.
Her popularity was such that Patti and other prima donnas feared her as a rival, and regarded with jealousy the applause which attended her performances.
Of especial interest are the "two little French violins," which probably were the same as our modern violins, now the prima donnas of the orchestra and far outnumbering any other instrument employed.
The first violins are the prima donnas of the orchestra, and one might say that it is almost impossible to have too many of them.
One might write an interesting essay on the husbands of prima donnas and great actresses.
He sat for a long time, talking over the opera, and all the prima donnas in the world.
An adequate performance of "Don Giovanni" calls for three prima donnas of the highest rank.
Adelina Patti, Melba, Sembrich, Tetrazzini are among the prima donnaswho have been familiar to opera lovers in this country as Rosina.
Many liberties have been taken by prima donnas in the way of vocal flourishes and a general decking out of the score of "Il Barbiere" with embellishments.
Tancredi" (Tancred), not only was invariably sung by prima donnas in the lesson scene, but that it almost became a tradition to use it in this scene.
Of the thousands of girls who study to become prima donnas only a very few can succeed, from the nature of things.
Some European prima donnas like Schumann-Heink and others have commanded much higher figures.
I'll go on cultivating my voice and work hard, so that I may take a position in some city church, where everything is so elegant and prima-donnas get such immense salaries.
Cultivate your voice, and your fingers too; for the positions as prima-donnas are sometimes lacking, then you have a little class to fall back on.
There are never more than six or seven great prima donnas in the world at one time, and when one of these sings in Europe the rest of the company is often mediocre.
Aida must have the dark complexion of the Ethiopian, and very few primadonnas look well under coffee-colored cosmetic; but Madame Nordica's appearance does not suffer from the application.
Marcella Stengel Sembrich is one of the several prima donnas to whom the American music-loving public has remained loyal for many years.
Among the younger prima donnas who have attracted nearly as much attention abroad as they have in this country is Zelie de Lussan.
When she drives out in her caleche they impede its progress with their welcomes; and when she appears at the theatre, the prima donnas are forgotten.
I would not be at all surprised if she went out of the way of prima donnas to attract your majesty's attention.
She said no family could stand two prima-donnas at the same time: as if I ever posed, or pretended to be as brilliant as she!
As the crowd dribbled away, Selene recognized two of the prima donnas and the first contralto of the opera, and she nudged Belle in a sardonic manner.
Widows and full-blooded donnas especially frequented his cell; and the results of his exercises were such that the Alcalde threatened to lay hands upon him.
The susceptible donnas of the celebrated Spanish city adored this youthful scion of a royal house; sumptuous entertainments were prepared in his honour, and his praises were in every mouth.
For he felt quite sure of the goodwill and sympathy of that pure hidalgo, the noble Count of Zamora; and from the young Donnas he might learn something about his misadventure.
On the following day, the fair young Donnas changed their mode of action.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "donnas" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
