opera

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n.  歌剧; 歌剧剧本; 歌剧艺术; 歌剧团; 歌剧院
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牛津词典

noun

• 歌剧；歌剧剧本；歌剧艺术
  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
  1. Puccini's operas
     普契尼的歌剧
  2. to go to the opera
     去看歌剧
  3. an opera singer
     歌剧演员
  4. light/grand opera
     轻 / 大歌剧
• 歌剧团；歌剧院
  a company that performs opera ; a building in which operas are performed
  1. the Vienna State Opera
     维也纳国家歌剧院

柯林斯词典

• See also:...a one-act opera about contemporary women in America....Donizetti's opera 'Lucia di Lammermoor'....an opera singer...He was also learned in classical music with a great love of opera.soap opera

英英释义

noun

• a building where musical dramas are performed
  Synonym:opera house
• a drama set to music

双语例句

• Her career began as prima donna with the Royal Carl Rosa Opera Company.
  事业刚起步的时候，她在皇家卡尔·罗莎歌剧团担任首席女歌手。
• Strauss spent much of 1941 scoring his last opera, Capriccio
  施特劳斯用了1941年的大部分时间为自己的最后一部歌剧《随想曲》编写总谱。
• I happen to be an aficionado of the opera, and I love art museums
  碰巧我是个歌剧迷，而且我爱去艺术博物馆。
• The British public's wariness of opera is an anomaly in Europe.
  英国公众对歌剧不大轻易接受的态度在欧洲来说很反常。
• In the opera he plays the part of an old fisherman.
  他在戏里扮一位老渔翁。
• Fine music, particularly opera, has become aspirational, like fine wine or foreign travel.
  高雅音乐，特别是歌剧，就像佳酿或出境游一样受到志存高远者的青睐。
• The opera is due to be premiered by ENO next year.
  这部歌剧将于明年在英国国家歌剧院首演。
• Regency Opera have scored something of a coup by persuading her to undertake the role.
  雷根希歌剧院说服她扮演这一角色从而取得了巨大成功。
• He was a man of catholic tastes, a lover of grand opera, history and the fine arts.
  他这个人兴趣广泛，大歌剧、历史、美术，无所不好。
• He was orchestrating the second act of his opera.
  他在为自己那部歌剧的第二幕谱写管弦乐曲。