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chamber opera

American  

noun

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


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Enough cannot be said about the singing, the dancing, the costume and production design and more in William Kentridge’s chamber opera, in which noted intellectuals and artists flee 1941 France.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

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

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