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title role

n
1. (Film) the role of the character after whom a play, etc, is named
2. (Theatre) the role of the character after whom a play, etc, is named
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.title role - the role of the character after whom the play is named
persona, theatrical role, role, character, part - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
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Translations
titulní role
titelrolle
címszerep
başrolpiyese adını veren karakter

title role

n (Theatre, Cine) → ruolo or parte f principale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

title

(ˈtaitl) noun
1. the name of a book, play, painting, piece of music etc. The title of the painting is `A Winter Evening'.
2. a word put before a person's name to show rank, honour, occupation etc. Sir John; Lord Henry; Captain Smith; Professor Brown; Dr (Doctor) Peter Jones.
ˈtitled adjective
having a title that shows noble rank. a titled lady.
title deed
a document that proves legal ownership. I have the title deeds of the house.
title page
the page at the beginning of a book on which are the title, the author's name etc.
title rôle
the rôle or part in a play of the character named in the title. He's playing the title rôle in `Hamlet'.

title

(ˈtaitl) noun
1. the name of a book, play, painting, piece of music etc. The title of the painting is `A Winter Evening'.
2. a word put before a person's name to show rank, honour, occupation etc. Sir John; Lord Henry; Captain Smith; Professor Brown; Dr (Doctor) Peter Jones.
ˈtitled adjective
having a title that shows noble rank. a titled lady.
title deed
a document that proves legal ownership. I have the title deeds of the house.
title page
the page at the beginning of a book on which are the title, the author's name etc.
title rôle
the rôle or part in a play of the character named in the title. He's playing the title rôle in `Hamlet'.
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References in classic literature ?
The play was "The Shaughraun," with Dion Boucicault in the title role and Harry Montague and Ada Dyas as the lovers.
McAvoy takes the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac and first announced it in 2017, when he shared a photo of him reading the script while wearing a prosthetic version of the character's famously large nose.
Title Role, the production company responsible for the show, are asking people to get in touch with them if they're interested in featuring on the show.
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The North American premiere of David Alden's English National Opera production of Verdi's Otello starring African-American tenor Russell Thomas in the title role and Canadian superstar bassbaritone Gerald Finley as the duplicitous Iago.
Summary: Sushant Singh Rajput plays the title role with debutante Sanjana Sanghi in the remake
Her name is synonymous with such opera roles as Dorabella ('Cosi fan tutte'), Zerlina ('Don Giovanni'), Dulcinea ('Don Quixote') and the title role in 'Carmen.'
Considered one of the West End's prominent leading ladies, Madalena is renowned for some of the most coveted roles in musical theatre, including Fantine in Les Miserables (25th Anniversary Tour, The Barbican, O2 Arena), Grizabella in Cats (London Palladium), and the title role in Piaf (Leicester Curve).
For the first time they acted together in a drama serial titled Mr Tension where Zahid Hasan played in the title role. Anika Kabir Shokh acted with him in this serial.
Considered one of the West End's prominent leading ladies, Madalena is renowned for some of the most coveted roles in musical theatre, including Fantine in Les Miserables (25th Anniversary Tour, The Barbican, 02 Arena), Grizabella in Cats (London Palladium), and the title role in Piaf (Leicester Curve).
He warmed up ahead of his 25-performance run at the Metro Radio Arena in his celebrated and critically acclaimed title role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by performing Wham!
THE biopic Hattie, starring Ruth Jones in the title role, on ITV3 was fascinating.