opera
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈɒp.ər.ə/ /ˈɒp.rə/ us/ˈɑː.pɚ.ə/
A2 歌剧
a musical play in which most of the words are sung, or plays and music of this type
"Carmen" is my favourite opera. 《卡门》是我最喜爱的歌剧。
I've never been a huge fan of opera. 我对歌剧一向不是很着迷。
He goes to the opera (= to see an opera) whenever he can. 他一有机会就去看歌剧。
an opera singer 歌剧演唱家
Compare: operetta
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- I can only stand opera in small doses.
- If this first opera of the season is a herald of what is to come, we can expect great things.
- The Almeida theatre's recent staging of the opera had critics foaming at the mouth.
- She is one of the immortals of classical opera.
- Why is opera so inaccessible to so many people?