opera

A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.

The score for such a work.

The genre of such works, the art of composing operas.

A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.

“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,[…], the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"

A company dedicated to performing such works.