Adjacent Words

opera house definitions

	Tweet

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a building where musical dramas are performed [syn: opera, opera house]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1720 a theater devoted principally to the performance of operas; broadly theater

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Opera Op"er*a, n. [It., fr. opera work, composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor: cf. F. op['e]ra. See Operate.] 1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama. 2. The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music. 3. The house where operas are exhibited. Op['e]ra bouffe [F. op['e]ra opera + bouffe comic, It. buffo], Opera buffa [It.], light, farcical, burlesque opera. Opera box, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium of an opera house for the use of a small private party. Op['e]ra comique [F.], comic or humorous opera. Opera flannel, a light flannel, highly finished. --Knight. Opera girl (Bot.), an East Indian plant (Mantisia saltatoria) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name. Called also dancing girls. Opera glass, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc. Opera hat, a gentleman's folding hat. Opera house, specifically, a theater devoted to the performance of operas. Opera seria [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand opera.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(opera houses) An opera house is a theatre that is specially designed for the performance of operas. ...Sydney Opera House. N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES

Moby Thesaurus

Elizabethan theater, Globe Theatre, Greek theater, amphitheater, arena, arena theater, assembly hall, auditorium, cabaret, chapel, circle theater, club, concert hall, convention hall, dance hall, exhibition hall, gallery, hall, house, lecture hall, little theater, meetinghouse, music hall, night spot, nightclub, opera, outdoor theater, playhouse, showboat, stadium, theater, theater-in-the-round, theatron