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A form of theatre in which all, or at least most, of the lines are sung rather than spoken. They are commonly written in Italian, German, and French. However, there are also Czech, Chinese, Russian, and English operas. Frequently, the three largest roles are given to a soprano, a bass, and a tenor.A soprano is a female singer with the highest vocal range. There are, however, many different types of sopranos, each suited to certain roles.A bass is a male singer with the lowest range. An example of a very good bass voice is Nicolai Ghiaurov.A tenor is a male singer with the highest vocal range. Often, they are the hero of the story and are in love with the soprano's character.The plots range from a light-hearted comedy such as "La Fille du Regiment" (The Daughter of the Regiment) to tragedies such as "Aida" or "La Boheme". The music is often difficult to sing, though some arias are easier than others. I would not recommend attempting to sing any of them without training, however. Contrary to what some people believe, singing opera takes a great deal of work and skill and hitting all those high notes, which many people refer to as shrieking, is certainly not easy. If you intend to go to the opera, it is a good idea to read the story first. Whether you have the story in a book or find it online, it tends to be more enjoyable if you know the story. Especially if you aren't a great opera fan and are simply going because some one you know wants you to accompany them.

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by Talia on Jul 25, 2004 11:28:48

1. A style of theater where the characters generally sing rather than speak their lines.

2. The music characteristic of these plays.

3. The place where one goes to see such performance.

4. A particular web browser.

Example:
1. "I am going to see Mozart's opera 'Le Nozze di Figaro.'"

2. "I am an opera singer."

3. "We're going to the opera next week."

4. "I prefer Opera to AOL."

Opera

by GastonRabbit on Nov 04, 2004 16:27:34

A browser superior to Internet Explorer and its creators, who favor proprietary "HTML" over the W3C's standards.

Example:
Opera is better than Internet Explorer. Actually, snail mail is, too.

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by Lorelili on May 30, 2005 05:23:52

A style of theater/drama in which the characters sing all or most of their lines.

The story is usually simpler than that of movie plots, since it takes longer to sing than to speak. The stories, perhaps melodramatic to our modern eyes, are as varied as movies; from lighthearted, romantic prances ("The Marriage of Figaro", "The Elixer of Love"); heartbreaking romantic tragedies ("La Boheme". "Madame Butterfly", "Aïda"); and some almost x-rated shockers ("Elektra"(much like the Mendez brothers case), "Salome"). Operas are often quite true to life and often deal with some of the most difficult choices that a person can make; matters of life and death, in other words. ...Of course, the plot is much more dramatic than in reality.

Opera relies on voice types (unlike movies, which rely on appearance):

Soprano: highest female voice; plays the heroine, the sweetheart, the victim woman.

Mezzo-soprano: medium female voice; plays the villainess, seductresses.

Contralto: lowest female voice; very rare, usually limited to maids, mothers, grandmothers, and witches.

Tenor: highest male voice: plays the hero, the lover, the doomed hero. Usually romances the soprano.

Baritone: medium male voice; plays the villain, evil prison wardens, and other mean ones.

Bass: lowest male voice; plays priests, kings, fathers, and the Devil.

Opera houses are theaters designed especially for opera... and don't be surprised to find a (rather sexy) tuxedo-clad ghost wandering the dark recesses of the opera house, living his life away on a lake beneath the theater.

Example:
Opera is a grim world; there's competition all over for parts... and not to mention some rather unusual situations: tantrums and refusals to do something that the director wants to be staged.

What's the difference between a soprano and a terrorist?
-You can negotiate with a terrorist.;)

"He's here! The Phantom of the Opera!"

Opera

by Underwater Ruins on Jul 11, 2008 08:43:20

Fastest browser and lightest one I know of between IE7 and Firefox. People seem to underrate this browser, it's less than 8MB yet manages to hold a bittorent downloader, email client, magic wand features, and endless customization to the interface along with thousands of widgets and themes (skins) you can choose from on their site. Most stuff Firefox has or just added, has been intergrated with Opera for years.

Example:
Opera > Firefox > IE7

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by Pitti-Sing on Jun 24, 2006 07:08:59

A superior form of entertainment in which most of the characters' lines are sung. Not many young people like opera, because their brains are so clogged by rap and sex that they are unable to appreciate the dignity and beauty of opera.

Example:
One famous opera is Don Giovanni, by Mozart.

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by Lorelili on May 30, 2005 05:16:00

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by Eszett on Feb 07, 2005 02:47:22

A very fine browser, perhaps the best one out there, with nicer users than Firefox.

Example:
Opera's users don't try to forcefully convert people like Firefox's users.

Opera

by jmm on Jul 05, 2003 05:44:31

The fastest wordbrowser/word on wordEarth/word and simplty the wordbest/word wordinternet/word experience.

Example:
Using Opera lets me browse porn faster.

OPERA

by MikeMikeMik on Feb 25, 2012 02:22:47

1) Acronym for "Oscillation Project with Emulsion-Racking Apparatus" an experiment at the LGNS facility in Italy, an experiment known for promoting a sensational and clearly incorrect result that the neutrino can travel faster than light.

2) Verb: to screw up in an experimental or research context

3) Noun: an experimental error that should have been caught, but affected results.

4) to pull an OPERA. verb: to make an error when showing results; to engage in definition #3

Example:
Don't OPERA that cable!

Wait, this graph wrong, I pulled an OPERA.

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