| 单词 | opera |
| 释义 | opera (once / 397 pages) n An opera is a theatrical piece that tells a story totally through the music. It consists of recitatives which provide the narrative plot line and elaborate chorus singing, along with duets and arias, which are the parts we most remember. We get the word opera from the Latin and, later, from the Italian, a noun formed from the word operari, "to work." The style evolved in Italy around 1600, and was initially unrealistic, mainly a chance for soloists to show off. In the mid-18th Century the focus shifted to both strong story and exquisite singing. Emotion is an important quality, a trait carried over to "soap operas" which have no singing but plenty of fake tears. WORD FAMILYopera: operas, operatic+/operatic: operatically USAGE EXAMPLESReviewing the premiere in Philadelphia last fall, Zachary Woolfe of The New York Times called it an “ambitious, accomplished, dramatically direct opera.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Televisions are tuned to the Golf Channel or Korean game shows and soap operas. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Ms. Damrau and Mr. Grigolo were especially inspired during the four duets that form the dramatic crux of Gounod’s opera. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes Hypo|Hyper bouffe, comic opera, opera bouffe, opera comique opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken grand operaopera in which all the text is sung musical dramaopera in which the musical and dramatic elements are equally important; the music is appropriate to the action light opera, operettaa short amusing opera classical, classical music, serious music traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste 2n a building where musical dramas are performed Syn|Hyper opera house house, theater, theatre a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented Opera (once / 1319 pages) n WORD FAMILY Opera: Operas USAGE EXAMPLESTo watch 360 video you will need the latest version of Chrome, Opera, Firefox or Internet Explorer on your computer. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) But she considered her designs for opera, like the “Turandot” she did for the Santa Fe Opera in 2005, the most interesting in her career. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) And Rudolf Nureyev’s 1984 staging of “Swan Lake,” performed by the Paris Opera Ballet, is on medici.tv. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) n a commercial browser Exp browser, web browser a program used to view HTML documents |
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