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opera

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


NOUN
opera house
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She said opera did not feel "like an artform from a different era", adding: "I think that's where people get put off, thinking this is an historic re-enactment rather than a work of art."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

"I don't want to be working in ballet, or opera, or things where it's like, 'Hey, keep this thing alive, even though like no one cares about this anymore,'" Chalamet said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Guilt is pervasive in the opera, Saariaho’s last before her death in 2023, yet it is called “Innocence,” a reflection of its deep humanity, and the idea that tragedy can also encompass survival and forgiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Ortiz’s first job out of school was working on Venezuelan-born theater director and filmmaker Moisés Kaufman’s 2010 production of Xavier Montsalvatge’s Spanish-language opera, “El gato con botas.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Werfel turned his attention back to the opera.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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