opera
Example Sentences
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It seemed like a charmed project: an opera by Igor Stravinsky with a libretto by W.H.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
After more than a decade of posturing and power struggles - a soap opera of warring promoters, shifting managers, fractured television deals and failed negotiations - it has finally come down to this.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Felice Romani’s libretto also has an unusual—rather meta—construction: It includes a poet who is trying to write an opera buffa and narrates the events, a nod to Mozart’s “Così fan tutte.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Some seek to dismiss the journalistic intrigue as to who might get which roles as soap opera – but it matters because the people selected shape the outlook, style and tone of a government.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
At home, I lived in a world of high drama and intrigue, immersing myself in an ever-evolving soap opera of dolls.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing opera
Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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Theater - Introductory
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