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opera
1[oh-per-uh, op-er-uh]
opera
2[op-er-uh, op-ruh]
noun
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
the form or branch of musical and dramatic art represented by such compositions.
the score or the words of such a composition.
a performance of one.
to go to the opera.
(sometimes initial capital letter), an opera house or resident company.
the Paris Opera.
opera
1/ ˈɒpərə /
noun
a plural of opus
opera
2/ ˈɒprə, ˈɒpərə /
noun
an extended dramatic work in which music constitutes a dominating feature, either consisting of separate recitatives, arias, and choruses, or having a continuous musical structure
the branch of music or drama represented by such works
the score, libretto, etc, of an opera
a theatre where opera is performed
opera
A musical drama that is totally or mostly sung. Aïda , Carmen, and Don Giovanni are some celebrated operas. A light, comic opera is often called an operetta.
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of opera1
Example Sentences
"One further example is Richard Wagner's opera 'The Ring of the Nibelung'," explains Simon Hauke.
Mr. Ozawa’s direction tells the opera’s story clearly without anchoring it in any specific time, place, or religious tradition.
Under Nicholas’s reign, the Russian national anthem was “God Save the Tsar,” and the Russian national opera was A Life for the Tsar: A Patriotic Heroic-Tragic Opera.
They sat up straighter in their seats and took out their opera glasses so as not to miss any of the action.
For their big solos the principals tend to plant themselves front and center to sing—a style derided in opera as “park-and-bark.”
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