chamber opera

noun

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

Example Sentences

On May 19, Seattle-based Music of Remembrance presents the world premiere of this one-act chamber opera as its season finale before taking the production on tour to San Francisco and Chicago.

From Seattle Times

The composer mentioned he was in search of a story for his new chamber opera commission from MOR.

From Seattle Times

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

Librettist Hannah Moscovitch was paired with Orth in what Moscovitch calls a “blind date” by Opera Philadelphia general director David Devan after her work on “Sky on Swings,” Lembit Beecher’s 2018 chamber opera about Alzheimer’s disease.

From Seattle Times

“Star Choir,” an “interstellar chamber opera,” will be presented by L.A.’s acclaimed experimental opera company the Industry inside Mt.

From Los Angeles Times