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What (who) is curtain call - definition

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AUDIENCE PRAISE BY A PERFORMER
Curtain Call; Curtain calls; Final bow
  • ''[[Turandot]]'' directed by [[Roberto De Simone]]. January 2012, [[Teatro Comunale Bologna]]

curtain call         
n. to take a curtain call
curtain call         
also curtain-call (curtain calls)
In a theatre, when actors or performers take a curtain call, they come forward to the front of the stage after a performance in order to receive the applause of the audience.
They took 23 curtain calls.
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Curtain call         
A curtain call (often known as a walkdown or a final bow) occurs at the end of a performance when one or more performers return to the stage to be recognized by the audience for the performance.Theater Terminology Biography.

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Curtain call

A curtain call (often known as a walkdown or a final bow) occurs at the end of a performance when one or more performers return to the stage to be recognized by the audience for the performance. In musical theatre, the performers typically recognize the orchestra and its conductor at the end of the curtain call. Luciano Pavarotti holds the record for receiving 165 curtain calls, more than any other artist, for his February 24, 1988 performance of Nemorino in Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore.

Examples of use of curtain call
1. "When you are at the curtain call, smile," he says.
2. His greatest hits collection, "Curtain Call," was released in December.
3. I sometimes get emotional at the curtain call, realising how quickly I have come here.
4. Let us work together to ensure that Niger is the final curtain call.
5. His last film was Curtain Call in 1'''. Nyvkist‘s wife, Ulrika, died in 1'82.