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# opera

noun (an opera, operas); noun (opera house, opera singer)

«opera» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An opera is a play in which the actors sing almost all the words, with an orchestra playing music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opera/#m1)
2. Opera is this kind of music and theatre in general. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opera/#m2)
3. An opera house is the building where operas are performed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opera/#m3)
4. An opera box is a small private section of seats in a theatre, where people sit to watch the performance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opera/#m4)

### In the lessons

In music lessons children learn that opera mixes singing, acting, costumes and an orchestra; famous composers include Mozart, Verdi and Puccini. In stories, going to the opera often shows something grand or fancy. The Sydney Opera House in Australia is a famous building. Phrases: «go to the opera», «opera singer», «soap opera» (a long TV drama series, not sung).

### Examples

- We watched a short opera about a magic flute in music class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opera/#x1)
- The opera singer sang so loudly the whole hall rang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opera/#x2)
- My nan loves opera and plays it in the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opera/#x3)
- The Sydney Opera House has a roof shaped like sails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opera/#x4)
- In an opera, even the arguments are sung. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opera/#x5)
- Our class wrote a tiny opera about a lost lunchbox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opera/#x6)
- Mum watches a soap opera every evening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opera/#x7)
- "At home," said she, "my windows must be my opera-box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opera/#x8)

### Note

Countable: one opera, two operas. A «soap opera» is a TV drama, not real opera. Do not confuse with «Oprah» (a name). An opera is mostly sung; a musical mixes singing with ordinary spoken talk.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «opera» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opera/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«opera» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/opera.html) on Mova free.