opera
C11877
concept
An opera is a staged dramatic work that combines a libretto (text) with a musical score, typically featuring vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra, to tell a story through continuous or near-continuous music.
All labels observed (33)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| opera canonical | 333 |
| comic opera | 45 |
| grand opera | 17 |
| chamber opera | 14 |
| music drama | 8 |
| opera role | 7 |
| opera seria | 7 |
| lyric opera | 6 |
| opera buffa | 6 |
| opéra comique | 6 |
| tragédie en musique | 6 |
| avant-garde opera | 5 |
| bel canto opera | 5 |
| French opera | 4 |
| opera cycle | 4 |
| opera production | 4 |
| opéra-ballet | 4 |
| French-language opera | 3 |
| Savoy opera | 2 |
| dramma per musica | 2 |
| opéra-ballet entrée | 2 |
| three-act opera | 2 |
| tragic opera | 2 |
| Portuguese opera | 1 |
| opera in five acts | 1 |
| opera subtitle | 1 |
| opera title | 1 |
| opéra bouffon | 1 |
| rescue opera | 1 |
| semi-opera | 1 |
| twelve-tone opera | 1 |
| verismo opera | 1 |
| опера | 1 |