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noun
op*era \ ˈä-p(ə-)rə \ ˈä-prē \
1848{ds||1||}
  • a drama set to music and made up of vocal pieces with orchestral accompaniment and orchestral overtures and interludes; specifically : grand opera
  • the score of a musical drama
  • the performance of an opera; also : a house where operas are performed

opus

noun
opus \ ˈō-pəs \
1808
  • work; especially : a musical composition or set of compositions usually numbered in the order of its issue

opera bouffe

noun
op*éra bouffe \ ˈō-pā-rä-ˈbüf \ ˈä-p(ə-)rə- \
1868
  • satirical comic opera

opera buffa

noun
opera buf*fa \ -ˈbü-fə \
1770
  • an 18th century farcical comic opera with dialogue in recitative

opera comique

noun
op*éra co*mique \ ˈō-pā-rä-kä-ˈmēk \ -kō- \ ˈä-p(ə-)rə- \
1742
  • an opera characterized by spoken dialogue interspersed between the arias and ensemble numbers

opera glass

noun
opera glass \
1738
  • a small low-power binocular without prisms for use at the opera or theater —often used in plural

opera hat

noun
opera hat \
1803
  • a man's collapsible top hat

opera house

noun
opera house \
1720
  • a theater devoted principally to the performance of operas; broadly : theater

opera seria

noun
opera se*ria \ -ˈser-ē-ə \ -ˈsir- \
1840
  • an 18th century opera with a heroic or legendary subject
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