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opera
1[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
2[oh-per-uh, op-er-uh]
noun
a plural of opus.
opera
1/ ˈɒprə, ˈɒəə /
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
2/ ˈɒəə /
noun
a plural of opus
opera
A musical drama that is totally or mostly sung. ï岹 , Carmen, and Don Giovanni are some celebrated operas. A light, comic opera is often called an operetta.
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of opera1
Example Sentences
Ms Beeching says recent news has pulled the family "away from legacy-building and into soap opera territory, which was never their lane".
Murderbot is stoic but awkward and unaccustomed to human emotions, which it learns about by surreptitiously watching hours of soap operas.
Meanwhile, for a better idea of what Unsuk Chin is up to, last month in Hamburg Kent Nagano conducted the premiere of her new opera, “The Dark Side of the Moon.”
It would rather watch humans on the space soap opera because that's safe.
“I was like, ‘Well, this could be a challenge — a new way to use my voice,’” she says of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s early-’70s rock opera about the final days of Jesus’ life.
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