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Opera Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Opera? [n] theater where opera is performed [n] a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes Synonyms \| Synonyms for Opera: opera house Related Terms \| Find terms related to Opera: amphitheater \| antimasque \| arena theater \| arrangement \| artifact \| audience success \| auditorium \| ballad opera \| ballet \| ballet divertissement \| bomb \| brainchild \| broadcast drama \| Broadway musical \| burlesque show \| cabaret \| charade \| child \| chorus show \| circle theater \| cliff hanger \| closet drama \| club \| coinage \| comedy ballet \| comedy drama \| comic opera \| composition \| concert hall \| concoction \| copy \| creation \| creature \| critical success \| crowning achievement \| dance drama \| daytime serial \| dialogue \| distillation \| documentary drama \| draft \| drama \| dramalogue \| dramatic play \| dramatic series \| duodrama \| duologue \| edition \| effect \| Elizabethan theater \| end product \| epic theater \| essence \| experimental theater \| extract \| extravaganza \| failure \| flop \| fruit \| gasser \| giveaway \| Globe Theatre \| Grand Guignol \| grand opera \| Greek theater \| hall \| handiwork \| happening \| hit \| hit show \| house \| hymnal \| hymnbook \| improvisational drama \| instrumental score \| invention \| issue \| legitimate drama \| libretto \| light opera \| little theater \| lute tablature \| lyric drama \| manufacture \| masque \| masterpiece \| masterwork \| melodrama \| minstrel \| minstrel show \| mintage \| miracle \| miracle play \| monodrama \| monologue \| morality \| morality play \| music \| music drama \| music hall \| music paper \| music roll \| musical \| musical comedy \| musical notation \| musical revue \| musical score \| musical stage \| musical theater \| mystery \| mystery play \| new mintage \| night spot \| nightclub \| notation \| offspring \| opera ballet \| opera bouffe \| opera buffa \| opera house \| opera score \| operetta \| opus \| opuscule \| orchestral score \| origination \| outcome \| outdoor theater \| outgrowth \| pageant \| panel show \| pantomime \| part \| Passion play \| pastoral \| pastoral drama \| piano score \| piece \| play \| playhouse \| playlet \| problem play \| product \| production \| psychodrama \| quiz show \| radio drama \| result \| review \| revue \| score \| sensational play \| serial \| sheet music \| short score \| show \| showboat \| Singspiel \| sitcom \| situation comedy \| sketch \| skit \| soap \| soap opera \| sociodrama \| song-and-dance act \| songbook \| song-play \| songster \| spectacle \| stage play \| stage show \| straight drama \| success \| suspense drama \| tablature \| tableau \| tableau vivant \| talk show \| teleplay \| television drama \| television play \| text \| theater \| theater of cruelty \| theater-in-the-round \| theatron \| Tom show \| total theater \| transcript \| transcription \| variety show \| vaudeville \| vaudeville show \| vehicle \| version \| vocal score \| word-of-mouth success \| work \| written music See Also \| act \| aria \| bouffe \| classical music \| comic opera \| grand opera \| house \| musical drama \| opera bouffe \| opera comique \| serious music \| supertitle \| surtitle \| theater \| theatre Opera In Webster's Dictionary \Op"er*a\, n. [It., fr. opera work, composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor: cf. F. op['e]ra. See {Operate}.] 1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama. 2. The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music. 3. The house where operas are exhibited. {Op['e]ra bouffe} [F. op['e]ra opera + bouffe comic, It. buffo], {Opera buffa} [It.], light, farcical, burlesque opera. {Opera box}, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium of an opera house for the use of a small private party. {Op['e]ra comique} [F.], comic or humorous opera. {Opera flannel}, a light flannel, highly finished. --Knight. {Opera girl} (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Mantisia saltatoria}) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name. Called also {dancing girls}. {Opera glass}, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc. {Opera hat}, a gentleman's folding hat. {Opera house}, specifically, a theater devoted to the performance of operas. {Opera seria} [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand opera.

Opera Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Opera?

[n] theater where opera is performed
[n] a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Opera: opera house

Opera In Webster's Dictionary

\Op"er*a\, n. [It., fr. opera work, composition, opposed
to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains work, fr. opus,
operis, work, labor: cf. F. op['e]ra. See {Operate}.]
1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an
   essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting
   of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with
   orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes,
   together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a
   lyric drama.

2. The score of a musical drama, either written or in print;
   a play set to music.

3. The house where operas are exhibited.

{Op['e]ra bouffe} [F. op['e]ra opera + bouffe comic, It.
   buffo], {Opera buffa} [It.], light, farcical, burlesque
   opera.

{Opera box}, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium
   of an opera house for the use of a small private party.

{Op['e]ra comique} [F.], comic or humorous opera.

{Opera flannel}, a light flannel, highly finished. --Knight.

{Opera girl} (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Mantisia
   saltatoria}) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in
   hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some
   resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name.
   Called also {dancing girls}.

{Opera glass}, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of
   low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and
   set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called
   because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc.

{Opera hat}, a gentleman's folding hat.

{Opera house}, specifically, a theater devoted to the
   performance of operas.

{Opera seria} [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand opera.

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