prima donna

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• On another occasion, at the same theatre, the prima donna was taken suddenly ill in the midst of a terzetto, in which Tamburini had the bass, and, while supporting her on the stage, this accomplished musician actually took the soprano in his falsetto, and performed the part of the indisposed lady in a manner which drew down universal applause. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843
• She graciously shares the copious details from her performances and collaborations with renowned directors, conductors and famed prima donnas and primo dons.
• When they played the barcarole from Contes d'Hoffman everybody sang it and rose to their feet cheering the beautiful prima donna with whom the song was so closely identified, and who made one of a gay group at a flower-smothered table. The Common Law
• Contemporary reports from Mustique's white sands had her down as a royal prima donna insisting on protocol even while sipping cocktails in a two-piece.
• Its writers are clearly anti-establishment and spare no one, whether they are powerful political figures, prima donna actresses or influential actors.
• The days of the creative genius prima donna are over.
• The days of the creative genius prima donna are over.
• To us, she seems like a persona non grata, or a prima donna. Poll: Palin best reflects GOP core values
• There's no better entertainment than seeing a bunch of over-paid, pampered prima donnas getting their comeuppance.
• Nobody who comes to this club is allowed to behave like a prima donna.