opera
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Running an opera house requires a lot of specialized talent, which gives the unions more power and limits cost-cutting options.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
In a climate that’s increasingly precarious for all arts organizations, opera houses are trying to figure out how to maintain a centuries-old tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Coronation Street star Ian Puleston-Davies is returning to the soap opera more than a decade after he left.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The serious heart of the opera is Lincoln and his crushing grief, limned in four striking arias evenly spaced out through just over two hours of music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
It sounds farfetched, but like a roast forsaken in the oven or a rescheduled dental appointment, childbirth is one of those minor details that tends to slip the minds of most soap opera characters.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Vocabulary lists containing opera
Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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Theater - Introductory
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