opera

Meaning

1. A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
2. The score for such a work.
3. The genre of such works, the art of composing operas.
4. A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
5. A company dedicated to performing such works.
6. Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera.

Synonyms

opera house

work

operatic

drama

operetta

lyric

scenario

screenplay

storyline

piece of work

musical play

plot

manual

melodrama

movie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian opera. Doublet of oeuvre, opus, and ure.

Sentences

They would go out together dancing or to the opera or theatre .

Stylistically , the music is a blend of Western avant-garde and Chinese opera .

The opera follows the book by Reinaldo Arenas closely .

Shaw has played the character of Eve Jenson in the soap opera "Emmerdale".