opera
noun
1.
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
Origin
Borrowed from Italian opera. Doublet of oeuvre, opus, and ure.
Phrases
- ballad opera
- Beijing opera
- Cantonese opera
- chamber opera
- Chinese opera
- comic opera
- fairy opera
- grand opera
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