Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
primo ballerino senza obbligo di solista
English translation:
Principal dancer (with no soloist obligations)
Added to glossary by
ulvaferry
Mar 23, 2015 20:21
9 yrs ago
Italian term
primo ballerino senza obbligo di solista
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Music
ballet
This is a list of members of a theatre's "corpo di ballo".
Principals are described as "senza obbligo di solista" or "con obbligo di solista", whereas Solists are described as "con obbligo di fila"
Principals are described as "senza obbligo di solista" or "con obbligo di solista", whereas Solists are described as "con obbligo di fila"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Principal dancer (with no soloist obligations) |
maddalena deichmann
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| 3 | leading male dancer with no soloist performance obligations |
texjax DDS PhD
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Proposed translations
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1 day 15 hrs
maddalena deichmann
Spain
Spain
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Spain
Italian and English language services
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, Spanish to Italian, and 1 more.
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4
Selected
Principal dancer (with no soloist obligations)
higher in the hierarchy than soloist or demi-soloist.
you can specify if you want
'with no soloist obligation' - I would forgo 'performance' as obvious and too much of a mouthful.
you can specify if you want
'with no soloist obligation' - I would forgo 'performance' as obvious and too much of a mouthful.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
writeaway
: I'd still stick with primo ballerino in this context.
1 day 50 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
2 hrs
texjax DDS PhD
Native in Italian
Degree + PhD in Dentistry, ATA-Certified
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, Italian
Related KudoZ points
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8
leading male dancer with no soloist performance obligations
Quite a mouthful, not sure if there is a more specific and concise term. HTH
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian_to_english/art_literary/10...
http://www.madance.com/documents/1415/Contest_17.pdf
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian_to_english/art_literary/10...
http://www.madance.com/documents/1415/Contest_17.pdf
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
writeaway
: given Asker's context, I'd stick with primo ballerino
1 hr
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