grand opéra – Definition in music

Definition of the French term grand opéra in music:

grand opera (genre of 19th-century opera, characterized by large-scale casts and orchestras)

Language

French

Singular

grand opéra

Plural

grands opéras

French musical terms related to grand opéra:

comédie lyrique – literally "lyric comedy"...
comédie mêlée d'ariettes – literally "comedy mixed with little arias"...
drame lyrique – literally "lyric drama"...
fait historique – historical event, historical fact...
farce – farce (comic dramatic work featuring exaggerated b...
grand – great, large, big...
opéra – opera...
opéra à sauvetage – rescue opera (genre of opera from late 18th- and e...
opéra bouffe – opéra bouffe (French genre of opera containing spo...
opéra bouffon – literally "comic opera"...
opéra féerie – literally "fairy opera"...
opéra lyrique – literally "lyric opera"...
opéra-ballet – opéra-ballet (genre of French Baroque lyric theatr...
opéra-comique – opéra bouffe (French genre of opera containing spo...
opérette – operetta (opera of a lighter character, often with...
semi-opéra – semi-opera
tragédie en musique – tragédie en musique (French genre of opera of the ...
tragédie lyrique – tragédie en musique (French genre of opera of the ...
tragédie-opéra – tragédie en musique (French genre of opera of the ...