Grisi was measured against the greatest lyric tragedienne of the age, the critics, keen to probe the weak spot of new aspirants, found points of favorable comparison in Grisi's favor.
Indeed, the complimentary Venetians called her "la petite Pasta," though the character of her talent was entirely alien to that of the great tragedienne of music.
But whilst his wife became the leading tragedienne of the day, he himself never rose above the most minor and insignificant roles.
She was a marvellous singer and lyric tragedienne and more than an artist; she was a great musician, a woman marvellously endowed and altogether unusual.
The particularly dramatic part of the blind Posthumia was the occasion of a creation which will rank among the most extraordinary in the brilliant career of that great operatic tragedienne Lucy Arbell.
As a tragedienne she can be compared to Talma only.
While Rachel was, without question, the greatest tragedienne that France ever produced, excelling Bernhardt in deep tragic force, she yet lacked many qualities which our contemporary possesses in a high degree.
Her genius as a tragedienne surpassed her talent as a singer.
The great tragedienne made her first appearance in Desdemona, and, as all Europe was ringing with her fame, the curiosity to see and hear her was almost unparalleled.
Oh, it was horrid," wailed the youthful tragedienne with more spontaneous feeling than she had ever put into Ophelia's ravings or Juliet's anguish.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tragedienne" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
