Opera

Noun

 * 1)  A theatrical work combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
 * 2)  The score for such a work.
 * 3) A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
 * 4) A company dedicated to performing such works.
 * 5)  Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembing an opera.
 * 6) A collection of work (plural of opus).

Derived terms

 * comic opera
 * grand opera
 * horse opera
 * oat opera
 * opera bouffe


 * opera comique
 * opera buffa
 * opera hat
 * opera house


 * opera seria
 * opera singer
 * opera slipper
 * soap opera
 * space opera

Related terms

 * operatic
 * operetta
 * opéra comique
 * operable


 * operand
 * operant
 * operate
 * operation


 * operational
 * operative
 * operator
 * opus

Verbs for Opera
applaud—; aspire to—; attend—; compose —; conceive—; enjoy—; fancy—; patronize —; perform—; produce—; subscribe to—; —allures; —attracts; —captivates; —delights; —diverts; —enamors; —enchants; —enraptures; —enthralls; —fascinates; — flourishes; —thrills.

Thesaurus
Broadway musical, Elizabethan theater, Globe Theatre, Grand Guignol, Greek theater, Passion play, Singspiel, Tom show, amphitheater, antimasque, arena theater, arrangement, artifact, audience success, auditorium, ballad opera, ballet, ballet divertissement, bomb, brainchild, broadcast drama, burlesque show, cabaret, charade, child, chorus show, circle theater, cliff hanger, closet drama, club, coinage, comedy ballet, comedy drama, comic opera, composition, concert hall, concoction, copy, creation, creature, critical success, crowning achievement, dance drama, daytime serial, dialogue, distillation, documentary drama, draft, drama, dramalogue, dramatic play, dramatic series, duodrama, duologue, edition, effect, end product, epic theater, essence, experimental theater, extract, extravaganza, failure, flop, fruit, gasser, giveaway, grand opera, hall, handiwork, happening, hit, hit show, house, hymnal, hymnbook, improvisational drama, instrumental score, invention, issue, legitimate drama, libretto, light opera, little theater, lute tablature, lyric drama, manufacture, masque, masterpiece, masterwork, melodrama, minstrel, minstrel show, mintage, miracle, miracle play, monodrama, monologue, morality, morality play, music, music drama, music hall, music paper, music roll, musical, musical comedy, musical notation, musical revue, musical score, musical stage, musical theater, mystery, mystery play, new mintage, night spot, nightclub, notation, offspring, opera ballet, opera bouffe, opera buffa, opera house, opera score, operetta, opus, opuscule, orchestral score, origination, outcome, outdoor theater, outgrowth, pageant, panel show, pantomime, part, pastoral, pastoral drama, piano score, piece, play, playhouse, playlet, problem play, product, production, psychodrama, quiz show, radio drama, result, review, revue, score, sensational play, serial, sheet music, short score, show, showboat, sitcom, situation comedy, sketch, skit, soap, soap opera, sociodrama, song-and-dance act, song-play, songbook, songster, spectacle, stage play, stage show, straight drama, success, suspense drama, tablature, tableau, tableau vivant, talk show, teleplay, television drama, television play, text, theater, theater of cruelty, theater-in-the-round, theatron, total theater, transcript, transcription, variety show, vaudeville, vaudeville show, vehicle, version, vocal score, word-of-mouth success, work, written music

Etymology
From opera:.

Translations

 * Arabic: أ وبرا
 * Armenian:
 * Bosnian:
 * Breton: c'hoarigan
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,  ,
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: ooper
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean: 오페라
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Romanian: operă
 * Russian:
 * Serbian:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: ,
 * Volapük: lop


 * Armenian:
 * Bosnian:
 * Croatian:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * Galician:


 * German:
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Serbian:
 * Slovene:


 * Armenian:
 * Bosnian:
 * Breton: c'hoarigandi
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 歌劇院, 歌剧院
 * Croatian:
 * Esperanto: operejo, opera domo


 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Serbian:
 * Slovene:


 * Bosnian:
 * Croatian:
 * German:


 * Japanese: 歌劇団 (かげきだん, kagekidan)
 * Serbian:
 * Slovene:

Anagrams

 * pareo

Noun

 * 1) opera

Noun

 * 1) opera

Derived terms

 * operacomponist

Adjective

 * 1) of or related to opera

Noun

 * 1) opera

Noun

 * 1) work
 * 2) means, help, services
 * 3)  opus
 * 4)  opera
 * 5) institution, institute, society

Synonyms

 * (1) lavoro
 * (2) mezzo, aiuto, servigi
 * (4) melodramma
 * (5) istituzione, istituto

Related terms

 * manodopera
 * operaio
 * operare
 * operetta
 * operista
 * operoso

Verb
opera


 * 1) third-person singular present tense of operare
 * 2) second-person singular imperative of operare

Noun

 * 1) trouble, pains, exertion
 * 2) work, labour

Descendants

 * French: < Old French:
 * Galician:
 * Italian:
 * Old Irish:
 * Irish:
 * Manx:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Romanian: operă
 * Spanish: ,

Noun

 * 1) opera

Etymology
From opera:, from  opera:.

Noun

 * 1) an opera; a musical theatre play
 * 2) an opera house; an institution or building where opera is performed

Related terms

 * operaföreställning
 * operahus