n. a play having all or most of its text set to music; with arias; recitatives; choruses; duets; trios; etc. sung to orchestral accompaniment
His operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony.
His operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony.
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The director was sick of the bathetic emotionalism of soap operas.
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In the soap operas what kind of music was played when something important was going to happen?
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