Performance
Performance noun - A presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view.
Title role and performance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Title role" instead a noun "Performance".
Title role
Title role noun - The role of the character after whom the play is named.
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Performance and title role are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Performance" instead a noun phrase "Title role".
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The film has been praised for its old-fashioned take on the character, and for McKellen's brilliant performance in the title role.
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His performance as the mentally handicapped brother of Johnny Depp, in the title role, brought him nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Every prisoner who volunteers for the title role gets murdered, with the last death taking place on stage during performance night.
Source: Series / Oz
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