See Also: Opera(medicine)
opera(encyclopedia)
opera(dictionary)
opera(dictionary)
OPERA(tourism)
Angl' Opera(tourism)
Opera Garnier(tourism)
Metropolitan Opera, the(dictionary)
Phantom of the Opera, The(dictionary)
Threepenny Opera, The(dictionary)

opera (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Italian; Origin: Latin, 'works', plural of opus; OPUS]
[C] a musical play in which all of the words are sung
-see also operetta operetta
::We go to the opera (=go to a performance of opera) regularly.
::an opera singer
[U] these plays considered as a form of art
-- operatic /7CpE5rAtIk ?@ 7B:-/ adj
::operatic performances
-- operatically /-kli/ adv
-see also grand opera , soap opera