opéra – Definition in music

Definition of the French term opéra in music:

opera
opera house

Language

French

Singular

opéra

Plural

opéras

French musical terms that include opéra:

grand opéra – grand opera (genre of 19th-century opera, characte...
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 en cinq actes – opera in five acts
opéra en deux actes – opera in two acts
opéra en quatre actes – opera in four acts
opéra en trois actes – opera in three acts
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...
orchestre d'opéra – opera orchestra
orchestre de l'opéra – opera orchestra
semi-opéra – semi-opera
tragédie-opéra – tragédie en musique (French genre of opera of the ...

Music scores that include opéra:

Léo Delibes: Lakmé (1883) Page 1

French musical terms related to 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...
opérette – operetta (opera of a lighter character, often with...
tragédie en musique – tragédie en musique (French genre of opera of the ...
tragédie lyrique – tragédie en musique (French genre of opera of the ...