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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.

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        опера
        Portuguese
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        Catalan
        òpera
        Spanish
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        A building designed for the performance of opera works.

              ópera
              Synonyms
              Examples for "lyric drama"
              Examples for "lyric drama"
              1
              He happened to think of Irgens's lyric drama, but he looked for it in vain.
              Shallow Soil
              2
              High hopes filled the hearts of all local lovers of the lyric drama at the period.
              Chapters of Opera / Being historical and critical observations a...
              3
              A lyric drama in the Wagnerian manner?
              Chapters of Opera / Being historical and critical observations a...
              4
              Comedy, influence on lyric drama
              Some Forerunners of Italian Opera
              5
              The opera was at an end, and the people were calling again for Gluck, the creator of the lyric drama.
              Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel

              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
                    New Zealand
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Common
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
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