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What is a prima donna?

What is a prima donna? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (opera) The principal female singer or the leading lady.
  2. A person who considers himself or herself much more important than others, has high expectations of others and becomes angry when his or her standards or demands are not met.
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The prima donna and primo uomo each had at least one large-scale display aria in every act, followed by an exit.
The trappings of the prima donna can never be a substitute for genuine musicianship.
But the fourth member of the original quartet, ever the prima donna, refuses to co-operate.
Massey, who was raised in the old school of thespian behavior, thought that Dean's mood swings and prima donna behavior were unprofessional.
Barbara Boothroyd is certainly up to the challenging role of a prima donna who is used to everybody bowing before her.
Nijinsky's modern physicality created a renaissance of male dancing, a revolution that rivaled the supremacy of the diva, the prima donna, the ballerina.

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