grand opera
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of grand opera
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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Purely as entertainment, it is inert; the story, about a family in mourning, features histrionics worthy of grand opera and a level of rudeness that could peel paint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
When the company was first formed, there was much talk about whether Los Angeles had an appetite for grand opera.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2023
She saw a timeless human story that had been ignored for too long, worthy of the grand opera treatment.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
Why shouldn’t we have a true four-hour California grand opera by one of world’s leading opera composers, our state’s own “Götterdämmerung”?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
The man in those pictures is the same man who was fascinated by Italian grand opera.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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