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chamber opera

American  

noun

  1. an opera requiring few performers and a small orchestra.


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Los Angeles is in the midst of a de facto chamber opera festival with productions across the region tackling the social and political issues of the moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

And William Kentridge’s latest chamber opera, which is having its U.S. premiere at the Wallis in Beverly Hills, lives up to that title as one of the celebrated South African artist’s most astonishing works.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2025

Brant said when Cremo first asked if he’d be interested in helping adapt his play, “I was thinking maybe a chamber opera on a less grand scale.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2023

A chamber opera about refugee children and the trauma of mass displacement will premiere next year at Spoleto Festival USA, the organization in Charleston, S.C., announced on Saturday.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2023

Set to piano, the 25-minute chamber opera takes place after Patroclus’ death.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023