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  1. grand operanoun

    opera in which all the text is sung

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  1. grand opera

    Grand opera is a specific type of opera that is characterized by large scale casts and orchestras, complex staging and costumes, and elaborate narratives, often revolving around dramatic or historical events. These operas are typically sung entirely in verse and include ballet and interpretive dance sequences. The term is primarily used to denote operas in this style produced in Paris in the 19th century.

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  1. Grand opera

    Grand opera is a genre of 19th-century opera generally in four or five acts, characterised by large-scale casts and orchestras, and lavish and spectacular design and stage effects, normally with plots based on or around dramatic historic events. The term is particularly applied to certain productions of the Paris Opéra from the late 1820s to around 1850; 'grand opéra' has sometimes been used to denote the Paris Opéra itself. The term 'grand opera' is also used in a broader application in respect of contemporary or later works of similar monumental proportions from France, Germany, Italy and other countries. It may also be used colloquially in an imprecise sense to refer to 'serious opera without spoken dialogue'.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of grand opera in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of grand opera in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of grand opera in a Sentence

  1. Israel Zangwill:

    In how many lives does love really play a dominant part The average taxpayer is no more capable of the grand passion than of a grand opera.


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