operatics
/ɒpəˈratɪks
/plural noun [often treated as singular]
1The production or performance of operas.In his Who's Who entry, Mr Hughes lists his recreations as ‘music, amateur operatics, walking and reading’....
- Her love for amateur operatics and dramatics has also led to fascinating work as a dresser for the Good Old Days, Opera North and the Northern Ballet.
- ‘Pete’ explores the bizarre nature of operatics, in its short gestation it seems to dig into ‘Barber of Seville’ as done by Viv Stanshall in a parallel universe.
2Theatrically exaggerated or overemotional behaviour.It's two-and-a-half hours of Cold War politics and recitative operatics!...
- Nicely enunciated and charming, between rock operatics and gut wrenching roars, this is quite a talent.
- The cinematic fusion of Western urban action and Chinese fight operatics is further anchored by the charisma of mainland China real-life fighter and super-star Jet Li.
- a hard nut to crack
- a hard (or tough) act to follow
- a hard (or tough) row to hoe
- Aharonov–Bohm
- ahchoo
- ahead
- ahead of
- ahead of one's (or its) time
- ahead of (or behind) schedule
- ahead of (or behind) the curve
- ahead of (or behind) the game
- ahead of time
- a head start
- aheap
- a heartbeat (away) from
- aheight
- a-height
- a helping hand
- ahem
- ahermatypic
- Ahern, Bertie
- ahi
- ahigh
- a high old ——
- ahight