All 5 Uses of
opera
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- The dark-complexioned men who wear large rings, and heavy watch-guards, and bushy whiskers, and who congregate under the Opera Colonnade, and about the box-office in the season, between four and five in the afternoon, when they give away the orders,—all live in Golden Square, or within a street of it.†
Chpt 2
- Two or three violins and a wind instrument from the Opera band reside within its precincts.†
Chpt 2 *
- 'Some little Italian thing out of the last opera brought out in town, would be most acceptable I am sure.'†
Chpt 6
- 'If I was blessed with a—a child—' said Miss Petowker, blushing, 'of such genius as that, I would have her out at the Opera instantly.'†
Chpt 14
- She is excited by the opera, the drama, the fine arts, the—the—the—'†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(opera) a musical play with orchestra in which most dialogue is sung -- (typically associated with classical music and often in a language foreign to the audience)
or:
the art form (or describing something as related to it) that consists of musical plays with orchestra in which most dialogue is sung