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opera

[oh-per-uh, op-er-uh] / ˈoʊ pər ə, ˈɒp ər ə /


NOUN
opera house
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The conductor added that opera not only reveals societal ills but can model what an ideal society can look like.

From Los Angeles Times

And she sings most of the Orpheus music from Gluck’s opera: I wish a complete recording, with equally sensitive artists taking on the roles of Eurydice and Amor, could have been put together.

From The Wall Street Journal

Folk songs now entered mainstream American printed music alongside opera selections, etudes and parlor ballads.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was known for her versatility, blending jazz, opera, classical music and soul.

From BBC

"I walked past the building the other day, and you can hear the opera music and the musicians and the actors and there's just so much energy there."

From BBC