OPERA
What does "OPERA" mean?
A dramatic work in which the story is sung to orchestral music, combining singing, acting, and staging.
Meanings
- A staged drama set entirely or largely to music, performed by singers and an orchestra. They dressed up and went to the opera to see a new production of Carmen.
- The art form of such works, or a company or building dedicated to performing them. She trained for years before joining the national opera.
Did you know?
- 'Opera' is literally the plural of 'opus', the Latin word for 'work' - so the grandest of musical art forms is named, plainly, just 'the works'.
Word origin
From Italian 'opera', meaning 'a work' or 'labour', from Latin 'opera', the plural of 'opus' (work); short for 'opera in musica', a work in music.
Remember it
OPERA shares its root with 'opus': an opera is, in Latin, simply 'the works' set to music.
A little poem
She cannot merely say that she will die;
the grief must climb an octave toward the sky.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why are opera singers good sailors? They always know when to come in on a high C.
What it teaches
Opera insists that some feelings are too large to be spoken and can only be sung.
Quick facts
What does OPERA mean?
A dramatic work in which the story is sung to orchestral music, combining singing, acting, and staging.
Is OPERA a valid word?
Yes — OPERA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is OPERA?
OPERA has 5 letters and 3 syllables.
Where does OPERA come from?
From Italian 'opera', meaning 'a work' or 'labour', from Latin 'opera', the plural of 'opus' (work); short for 'opera in musica', a work in music.
What can OPERA teach us?
Opera insists that some feelings are too large to be spoken and can only be sung.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.