Meaning of opera in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɑp(ə)rə/

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  1. Noun

    opera

    Etymology

    mid 17th century: from Italian, from Latin, literally ‘labor, work’

    Definitions

    1. a drama set to music

    Examples

    • « consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes »
  2. 2. theater where opera is performed

Famous quotes

  • « I was into opera as a kid - I'd play 'Carmen' and sing and dance. My mom signed me up for a theater group before preschool, and I never looked back. »
    Nina Arianda
  • « The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral. »
    H. L. Mencken
  • « No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible. »
    W. H. Auden
  • « It's quite a famous story that takes place on Christmas Eve, and the Germans, French, and Scottish are trying to make peace one night and they bury their dead and they play football. I play a German opera singer, in German, which I never have so I am really excited about that. »
    Diane Kruger
  • « The Opera was a very cold film, a hopeless and dark film, no hope, no love. »
    Dario Argento

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