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Meanings of opera in English

Russian
опера
Portuguese
ópera
Catalan
òpera
Spanish
ópera
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Artform combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting.

Related terms
опера
Portuguese
ópera
Catalan
òpera
Spanish
ópera

A building designed for the performance of opera works.

ópera

That that has been made; a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing.

Usage of opera in English
1
Yet politicians don't table motions solemnly condemning opera's dangerous level of violence.
The Guardian
2
The second visit had taken place well into rehearsals for the opera.
Death at La Fenice
3
Although Young calls this work an opera, it has only one singer.
Radio NZ
4
He speaks Russian and French and loves opera, wine, food and football.
Reuters
5
Said Frederick the Great, insisting upon Italian performers for opera in Berlin.
The last novel
6
So he's going to give the public what it wants: Italian opera.
Reuters
7
She asked him about the dresses of the ladies in the opera.
Put Yourself in His Place
8
Chinese opera is a traditional art form that originated in Northern China.
Radio NZ
9
You see it everywhere; at the theaters, in society, at the opera--
Molly Brown's Senior Days
10
Apollo will be happy to know the opera house is proceeding well.
Book One: Apotheosis
11
Both musicians have a long history with the Dunedin based opera company.
Radio NZ
12
Everybody needs good neighbours, as the Australian soap opera's theme song begins.
The Irish Times
13
At the opera, conversation during the performance is in the worst taste.
Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society / A condensed but t...
14
A second crossbow quarrel struck the opera house manager in the chest.
The last page
15
Is at work on new symphony, alternating with carpentry, to be opera.
The new yorker
16
And coaching is the way that athletes or say, opera singers learn.
The new yorker
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Russian
опера
Catalan
òpera
Opera through the time
Opera across language varieties
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Ireland
Common
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