Definition of Opra
Opera, a drama set to music and acted and sung to the accompaniment
of a full orchestra, of which there are several kinds according as they
are grave, comic, or romantic.
- Wikipedia
Op"er*a (?), n. [It., fr. opera
work, composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. opera
pains work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor: cf. F.
opéra. See Operate.] 1. A
drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential
part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative,
arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment,
preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes,
scenery, and action; a lyric drama.
2. The score of a musical drama, either
written or in print; a play set to music.
3. The house where operas are
exhibited.
||Opéra bouffe [F. opéra
opera + bouffe comic, It. buffo], ||Opera
buffa [It.], light, farcical, burlesque opera. --
Opera box, a partially inclosed portion of the
auditorium of an opera house for the use of a small private
party. -- ||Opéra comique [F.],
comic or humorous opera. -- Opera flannel,
a light flannel, highly finished. Knight. --
Opera girl (Bot.), an East Indian plant
(Mantisia saltatoria) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in
hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some resemblance to a
ballet dancer, whence the popular name. Called also dancing
girls. -- Opera glass, a short
telescope with concave eye lenses of low power, usually made double,
that is, with a tube and set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; --
so called because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc. --
Opera hat, a gentleman's folding hat. --
Opera house, specifically, a theater devoted to
the performance of operas. -- ||Opera seria
[It.], serious or tragic opera; grand opera.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
OPERA, n. A play representing life in another world, whose
inhabitants have no speech but song, no motions but gestures and no
postures but attitudes. All acting is simulation, and the word
simulation is from simia, an ape; but in opera the actor takes for
his model Simia audibilis (or Pithecanthropos stentor) -- the ape
that howls.
The actor apes a man -- at least in shape;
The opera performer apes and ape.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- (music) a theatrical work combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance
- (music) the score for such a work
- a building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house
- plural of opus
Latin
- Nominative and accusative plural of opus.
opera - The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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