opera
opera — noun
1. a stage work where the story is told mainly through singing with orchestral musi
a stage work where the story is told mainly through singing with orchestral music, or this type of music and performance in general
Lena sang in an opera at the city theater last winter.
pattern: sing in an opera
We dressed up and went to the opera in Taipei.
pattern: go to the opera
The composer spent ten years writing an opera about war.
My uncle finds opera exciting, but my brother prefers jazz.
Last night's opera filled the old hall with sad voices.
- musical
a musical usually includes spoken dialogue, unlike opera
- operetta
often shorter, lighter, and more humorous than a full opera
- music drama
a more formal literary term, not the everyday word
文法句型
go to the opera
sing in an opera
write an opera
用法筆記
Countable for one work or one performance, as in an opera by Mozart. Often uncountable when you mean the art form in general, as in She studies opera.