Opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...

is a Western performance art which combines music and drama. Opera may also refer to:

In arts and entertainment

Art forms

Chinese opera Traditional Chinese opera (), or ''Xiqu'', is a form of musical theatre in China with roots going back to the early periods in China. It is an amalgamation of various art forms that existed in ancient China, and evolved gradually over more tha ...

, an art form combining music and drama rooted in traditional Chinese culture *''

Opéra comique ''Opéra comique'' (; plural: ''opéras comiques'') is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged from the popular '' opéras comiques en vaudevilles'' of the Fair Theatres of St Germain and St Laurent (and to a l ...

'', a French opera genre * List of opera genres, opera's many different forms

In music

Opera (band) Opera, also spelled as Gli Opera, was an Italian pop-rock band, active between 1975 and 1985. Career The group formed on the initiative of the singer Filiberto Ricciardi, following the dissolution of his previous group, Gens. They debuted in the 1 ...

, an Italian pop-rock band active between 1975 and 1985

Albums

* ''Opera'' (Andrea Bocelli album) * ''Opera'' (Tosca album), 1997 *''Ópera'', 1991 album by Todmobile

Songs

* "Opera" (Çetin Alp song), 1983 * "Opera" (Super Junior song), 2012 *"The Opera", a song from the musical '' Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812''

Opera companies and venues

Opera Comique The Opera Comique was a 19th-century theatre constructed in Westminster, London, between Wych Street, Holywell Street and the Strand. It opened in 1870 and was demolished in 1902, to make way for the construction of the Aldwych and Kingsway. ...

, London theatre (1870–1902), known for Gilbert and Sullivan operas *

Opéra-Comique The Opéra-Comique is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief rival, the Comédie-Italienne ...

, Paris opera company and opera house *

Opera house An opera house is a theatre building used for performances of opera. It usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and building sets. While some venues are constructed specifically fo ...

, a theatre building used for opera performances *Opéra, a commonly used name for the

Paris Opera The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be ...

Magazines

* ''Opera'' (British magazine), a British publication covering opera * ''Opera'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese manga magazine

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Opera'' (1987 film), a horror film by Dario Argento * Opera (2020 film), a South Korean/American animated short film * "Opera" (''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''), a 1989 live-action episode of the TV series * "The Opera" (''Seinfeld''), a 1992 episode of the TV series

Businesses

* Opera (fabrica ecclesiae), non profit foundations for the maintenance of churches and religious buildings in Italy *Opera, a Japanese adult video studio founded by Kaoru Toyoda

Places

* Opera (Budapest Metro), a station of the Millennium Underground line of the Budapest Metro * Opéra (Paris Métro), a station of the Paris rapid transit system * Opera, Lombardy, a municipality in the province of Milan, Italy

In science and technology

Opera (web browser) Opera is a multi-platform web browser developed by its namesake company Opera. The browser is based on Chromium, but distinguishes itself from other Chromium-based browsers ( Chrome, Edge, etc.) through its user interface and other features. O ...

and

Opera Software Opera is a Norwegian multinational technology company and subsidiary of Kunlun that specializes in web browser development, fintech, as well as services such as Opera News and YoYo Games. The company's total user base, including users of it ...

, the Norwegian software company behind it *

OPERA experiment The Oscillation Project with Emulsion-tRacking Apparatus (OPERA) was an instrument used in a scientific experiment for detecting tau neutrinos from muon neutrino oscillations. The experiment is a collaboration between CERN in Geneva, Switzerla ...

, a particle-physics experiment aiming to detect neutrino oscillations * OPERA, a property-management system for hotels, developed and marketed by

MICROS Systems Micros Systems, Inc. (styled lowercase in its logo), incorporated in 1978, was a computer software company. Micros is now owned by Oracle Corporation and renamed Oracle Food and Beverage and Oracle Hospitality (two of the global business units at ...

, Inc.

Other uses

* OPERA, one of the five words in the first-century Latin word square, the Sator Square *'' MSC Opera'', a cruise ship *

Opera cake Opera cake (french: Gâteau opéra) is a French cake. It is made with layers of almond sponge cake (known as ' in French) soaked in coffee syrup, layered with ganache and coffee (or Grand Marnier Grand Marnier () is a French brand of lique ...

, a type of French cake *

Operation Opera Operation Opera ( he, מבצע אופרה), also known as Operation Babylon, was a surprise airstrike conducted by the Israeli Air Force on 7 June 1981, which destroyed an unfinished Iraqi nuclear reactor located southeast of Baghdad, Iraq ...

, a 1981 Israeli air strike *'' Opera publica'', construction or engineering projects carried out in ancient Rome