opera

Phonetic

US /ˈɑːprə/UK /ˈɒprə/

Translations

NOUNA theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance., The score for such a work., A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house., A company dedicated to performing such works., Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera., plural of opus; a collection of work.

Variants

  • operas: Plural
  • opere: Plural
  • opus: dict.variant.lemma

Examples

  • Charges of antisemitism and liberal bias, and dismay/dɪsˈmeɪ/ over cuts to the opera budget, have led to a small mutiny/ˈmjuːtəni/ at Chautauqua Institution in western New York.

    Source:www.nytimes.com

  • Grief, Addiction and a Dizzying Carousel/ˌkærəˈsel/: An Opera Tackles the Opioid Crisis

    Source:www.nytimes.com

  • His interest in politics developed whilst watching the limited amount of television channels in Hamilton, which were either Australian soap opera or parliamentary debates

    Source:en.wikipedia.org

  • “Walden” is a climate disaster drama cohabiting/kəʊˈhæbɪtɪŋ/ with a domestic soap opera.

    Source:www.nytimes.com

  • A New Opera Dives Down the Rabbit Hole of Modern Paranoia

    Source:www.nytimes.com

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