opera
noun /ˈɒprə/
/ˈɑːprə/
- [countable, uncountable] a dramatic work in which all or most of the words are sung to music; works of this type as an art form or entertainment
- Puccini’s operas
- to go to the opera
- an opera singer
- light/grand opera
WordfinderTopics Musicb2- aria
- chorus
- coloratura
- diva
- libretto
- opera
- orchestra pit
- recitative
- score
- surtitles
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- comic
- grand
- light
- …
- compose
- write
- sing
- …
- singer
- star
- composer
- …
- [countable] a company that performs opera; a building in which operas are performed
- the Vienna State Opera
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- comic
- grand
- light
- …
- compose
- write
- sing
- …
- singer
- star
- composer
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Italian, from Latin, literally ‘labour, work’.