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chamber opera

American  

noun

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


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Los Angeles is in the midst of a de facto chamber opera festival with productions across the region tackling the social and political issues of the moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

Better known for reinvention than status quo, L.A. is, in fact, a chamber opera town of renown.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 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

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

Through the medium of chamber opera, they address the trauma of an Auschwitz survivor and the Nazi persecution of gays, respectively.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023