Opera Meaning
/ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
nounThe score for such a work.
Sentence Examples
This is an opera in five acts.
This opera has three acts.
Mozart composed his last opera shortly before he died.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The entire family attended the famous ____ at the city theater.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The soprano performed the lead role in the ____ to a standing ovation at the concert hall.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Italian opera. Doublet of oeuvre, opus, and ure.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,[…], the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!""
— 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VI, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The entire family attended the famous ____ at the city theater.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The soprano performed the lead role in the ____ to a standing ovation at the concert hall.