opera
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Pushkin’s text eventually became the libretto that Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov employed in his opera of the same name.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
She names Italian opera star Cecilia Bartoli, Whitney Houston, late French rocker Johnny Hallyday and Celine Dion as her sources of inspiration.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Co-written by actual opera singer Vesna Aćimović, it's all about women breaking free of gender stereotypes and striding towards a new dawn.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
In the new Wortham Center, the company presented the world premiere of “Nixon in China,” an opera composed by John Adams, staged by Peter Sellars and ignored by Mr. Nixon.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
“The opportunity to earn a dollar in a factory just now,” he declared, “is worth infinitely more than the opportunity to spend a dollar in an opera house.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing opera
Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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Theater - Introductory
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