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Orchestral performance: singer Rita's Brazil-bound? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

oratorio

'orchestral performance' is the definition.

'singer rita's brazil-bound?' is the wordplay.
'singer rita' becomes 'Ora' (Rita Ora the English singer-songerwriter).
'brazil-bound?' becomes 'toRio'.
'ora'+'torio'='ORATORIO'

(Other definitions for oratorio that I've seen before include "Sacred, dramatic music" , "Composition for singers and orchestra" , "Outlying part of city" , "Noted work" , "Music for many performers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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