1 [C,U] a dramatic work in which all or most of the words are sung to music; works of this type as an art form or entertainment:
Puccini's operas * to go to the opera * an opera singer * light / grand opera
seealsoSOAPOPERA
2 [C] a company that performs opera; a building in which operas are performed:
the Vienna State Opera
operatic adjective:
operatic arias / composers
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