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chamber opera

American  

noun

  1. an opera requiring few performers and a small orchestra.


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February has, in fact, been something of an ad-hoc L.A. chamber opera festival.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2025

A previous chamber opera, “The Refusal of Time,” seen at UCLA’s Royce Hall seven years ago, was a supercharged planetary exploration of 19th century South African colonialism.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2025

Brant said when Cremo first asked if he’d be interested in helping adapt his play, “I was thinking maybe a chamber opera on a less grand scale.”

From Washington Times Oct. 26, 2023

Huang will conduct Seattle Opera’s production of “Bound,” the chamber opera he composed with librettist Bao-Long Chu, June 9-18 in Tagney Jones Hall at the Opera Center at Seattle Center.

From Seattle Times Jun. 7, 2023

The Perelman center’s artistic plans — it promises to showcase theater, dance, music, chamber opera and film — should come into focus on June 14 when it announces its first season.

From New York Times Jun. 7, 2023

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