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   opera
   Latin, meaning: work, pains, labor.
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   Opera
   Opera is a stage entertainment consisting of a play sung to music in its entirety, with no spoken dialogue at all. Opera originated in Italy around 1600 and has subsequently spread throughout the world.
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   Opera
   A dramatic work set to music e.g. Aida by Verdi.
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   opera
   [n] - a drama set to music 2. [n] - theater where opera is performed
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   Opera
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   opera
   a man`s collapsible top hat consisting usually of a dull silky falvic stretched over a steel frame Category: Various industries and crafts
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   Opera
   A browser designed for palm top computers.
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   Opera
   Op'er·a noun [ Italian , from opera work, composition, opposed to an improvisation, from Latin opera pains work, from opus , operis , work, labor: confer French opéra . 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, et ...
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   opera
   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 ...
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    opera
    opera house noun a building where musical dramas are performed
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    opera
    noun a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
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    Opera
    `Opera` is a form of musical and dramatic work in which singers convey the drama. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition. An opera performance incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery and costumes and sometimes incorporates dance. The performance is usually given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble. `Dafne` (1597) by Jacopo Peri is commonly regarded as th...
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    Opera
    • (n.) 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. • (pl. ) of Opus • (n.) The hou...
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    Opéra
    Paris opera house designed by Charles Garnier. The building, considered one of the masterpieces of the Second Empire style, was begun in 1861 and ... [6 related articles]
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    opera
    a drama set to music and made up of vocal pieces with orchestral accompaniment and with orchestral overtures and interludes. In some operas, such as ... [32 related articles]
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    opera
    opera A drama in which the text is set to music and staged. The texts of operas are sung, with singing and stage action nearly always given instrumental accompaniment. Many operas also feature instrumental interludes (called intermezzi) and dance scenes; even extended ballets that interrupt the action.
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    Opéra
    Opéra (ôpārä') (Académie de musique), former chief opera house of Paris, on the Place de l'Opéra, one of the main crossroads on the right bank of the Seine. Designed by J. L. C. Garnier and also called the Palais Garnier, it was built between 1861 and 1875. ...
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    opera
    opera, drama set to music.Sections in this article:IntroductionCharacteristicsEarly OperaOpera in the Nineteenth CenturyTwentieth-Century OperaBibliography
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