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grand opera
noun
- a serious, usually tragic, opera in which most of the text is set to music.
grand opera
noun
- an opera that has a serious plot and is entirely in musical form, with no spoken dialogue
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grand opera1
First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example Sentences
Here were all the trappings of grand opera and none of the substance.
From Los Angeles Times
Then again, not much opera was actually presented in these grand opera houses, rather Gilbert and Sullivan, music revues of all sorts and straight theater.
From Los Angeles Times
Among the grandest of grand operas, “Turandot” is a demanding enterprise.
From Los Angeles Times
Like the United States, Egypt did not have a permanent national-scale ballet company until the 1950s, although it had a grand opera house in Cairo.
From New York Times
When the company was first formed, there was much talk about whether Los Angeles had an appetite for grand opera.
From New York Times
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