Operatic
I know that most classical music aficionados scorn at pop music. But if you look at the history of opera, for example, it was very much for the masses, it was popular! And I would call Toni Braxton's performance in "Un-break my heart", both musically and in her "narrative", as operatic. The depth of emotion in her voice, and the final soaring, endless cri de coeur is worthy of any Lincoln Center performance.
Un-break my heart