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/ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/ · noun
(music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance..
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,[…], the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"
Use opera when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Opera means (music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance..
Common synonyms include opera house.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,[…], the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"
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