variants
also opuses
as in works
a literary, musical, or artistic production
the composer's final opus was performed posthumously to great acclaim
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Recent Examples of opera
The look is incomplete without the matching sheer mesh opera gloves.
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Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2025
The dinner will feature Christian hymns performed by the Marine Corps Band, a Christian opera performance by Charles Billingsley, and prayers and remarks by the president.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2025
September 21, 2013 Colm Tóibín Glorious Ghosts Wexford is a small town on the sea in the south-east of Ireland and an unlikely place to host an opera festival.
—Philip Clark, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2025
Watch the singers’ faces, the small gestures, the atmosphere —opera is theatre, just get completely involved.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2025
The dinner will feature Christian hymns performed by the Marine Corps Band, a Christian opera performance by Charles Billingsley, and prayers and remarks by the president.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2025
September 21, 2013 Colm Tóibín Glorious Ghosts Wexford is a small town on the sea in the south-east of Ireland and an unlikely place to host an opera festival.
—Philip Clark, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2025
Watch the singers’ faces, the small gestures, the atmosphere —opera is theatre, just get completely involved.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opera
compositions
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But this year, a number of artists contributed even more music to the collection, with some dropping brand new compositions and others putting festive spins on beloved tracks released by other stars in previous years.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 Dec. 2024
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Musical compositions The latest crop of compositions spans the era's jazz standards, show tunes, pop music and more.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opera. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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