Opera
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Opera is a noun meaning (music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
Meaning
(music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
More Meanings
- (music) The score for such a work.
- (music) The genre of such works, the art of composing operas.
- A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
- A company dedicated to performing such works.
- (by extension) Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera.
- plural of opus; a collection of work.
Example Sentences
“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—!"
Word Forms
- operas
- opere
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include musical, symphony, operatic, troupe, theater, theatre.
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