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opera

[op-er-uh, op-ruh] / ˈɒp ər ə, ˈɒp rə /


NOUN
opera house
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It was the talk of the town, an opera with a little something for everyone, an opera that that stands for something culturally, spiritually and ethically.

From Los Angeles Times

A neat bookend to another traumatic 12 months in Welsh rugby's soap opera.

From BBC

For the 30th anniversary, the band is collaborating with their hometown orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, to bring “Mellon Collie” to life in an opera form.

From Los Angeles Times

"One further example is Richard Wagner's opera 'The Ring of the Nibelung'," explains Simon Hauke.

From Science Daily

Mr. Ozawa’s direction tells the opera’s story clearly without anchoring it in any specific time, place, or religious tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal