Recent Examples on the WebBut the Opera Theater of Connecticut has staged a real horse opera. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Sep. 2022 The ongoing horse opera now has a new leading man: Tim Yakteen.New York Times, 7 May 2022 But also, because of the actor’s reliability, a figure that still felt rooted in the history of the horse opera. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2021 Amid the horseplay in this deranged horse opera, there’s also a poignant moment — part tribute, part torch-passing — in Act 2, when a large photo appears onstage of Larry Coen. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018 The problem is that his and screenwriter Greg Tucker's love of horse operas both boilerplate and ruminative a la Peckinpah doesn't mesh well enough into a smooth ride. Robert Abele, latimes.com, 22 Mar. 2018