operetta
I can only stand opera in small doses.歌剧我只能欣赏一小会儿。
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.阿尔梅达剧院最近上演的歌剧招致评论家大加贬斥。
She is one of the immortals of classical opera.她是古典歌剧不朽的演唱家之一。
Why is opera so inaccessible to so many people?为什么歌剧有这么多人无法欣赏？

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Opera
aria
chamber opera
comic opera
grand opera
hip-hopera
libretto
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opera house
operagoer
operatic
operatically
operetta
overture
prima donna
recitative
secco recitative
supertitle
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Types of music

opera | American Dictionary

opera
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˈɑp·ər·ə, ˈɑp·rə/
music
a formal play in which all or most of the words are sung, or this type of play generally

operatic

adjectiveus/ˌɑp·əˈræt̬·ɪk/