Oper, Ger. (5-pgr.) ( A drama set to music, for

Opera, It. tfl-pg-ra.) j voices and instruments,
airs, choruses, etc., and with scenery, decora-
tions and action. The term is also applied to
any work, or publication of a composer; see
also Opus.
Opera bdffe. It. (5-pg-rft boof-fg.) Comic opera.
Opera, comic. An opera interspersed witli
fight songs, amusing incidents, dances, etc.
■Opera dfcftmera,7<. (o-pg-i-a d6-*o-mg-ra.) A
short opera to be performed in a room.
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Oper-diehter, Ger. (5-p6-ra dttA-tSr.) , An

operatic poet; writer of operatic librettos.
Opera ^lass. An optical instrument of low
magnifying power designed to enable a person
to see with more distinctness at the opera, the-
atre, etc.
Opera, g;rand. An opera consisting of a deep
and intricate plot and a great variety of inciden-
tal events.
Opem-sncker. Ger. op-&vn gookSr.) An op-
era glass.
Opem-bans, Ger. (Sp-Sin hous.) Opera house.
Opera house. A building erected with special
regard to musical effects with all the scenes and
appliances required for operatic performances.'

Op£i*a li^roiqne, Fr. (O-parra ha-rO-5i.) An
heroic opera.
Opera libretto. The text of an opera ; a small
book containing the words of an opera.
Opera prima, It. (O-pa-ra pre-ma.) Mrst pro-
- auction.
Operu-saal, Ger. (j-pgru sal.) An opera saloon.
Opern-san{S;erln, Ger. (S-pern sdn-ghi-rin.) An

opera singer-
Opera season. The period during which ope-
ratic performances take place.
Opera seeonda, It. (5-pa-ra sS-kOn-da.) Second
production.
Opera s^mi s^vla,. It. (o-ps^rii sst-ms sS-rS-a.)
A semi-serious opera of a romantic cast,-neither
comic nor tragic.
