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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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Here’s a look into how exuberant, ambitious operas in L.A. score big despite small casts and modest budgets.
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Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
There’s the avant-garde choreographer Florentina Holzinger, for example, known for staging operas with plentiful fake blood, and the 82-year-old fashion knitwear designer Claudia Skoda, who’s often seen out at nightclubs.
—Gisela Williams, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Floor-to-ceiling rows of whole legs of prosciutto were arranged like folds in a curtain, which somehow gave the effect of an opera set, thanks to the room’s dramatic modern chandeliers—apt for a factory in Giuseppe Verdi’s hometown.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
Marian Anderson Photo Archives The African American opera singer made history with a stirring concert at the Lincoln Memorial.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
There’s the avant-garde choreographer Florentina Holzinger, for example, known for staging operas with plentiful fake blood, and the 82-year-old fashion knitwear designer Claudia Skoda, who’s often seen out at nightclubs.
—Gisela Williams, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Floor-to-ceiling rows of whole legs of prosciutto were arranged like folds in a curtain, which somehow gave the effect of an opera set, thanks to the room’s dramatic modern chandeliers—apt for a factory in Giuseppe Verdi’s hometown.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
Marian Anderson Photo Archives The African American opera singer made history with a stirring concert at the Lincoln Memorial.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opera. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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