All 8 Uses

opera
in
Anna and the French Kiss
(Edited)

It's late, but across the street a woman belts out something operatic.
p. 7.1

operatic = relating to classical music plays in which most of the dialogue is sung
Even the opera singer has packed it in for the night.
p. 9.2

opera = a musical play with orchestra in which most of the dialogue is sung (or the art form that consists of such musicals; or describing something as related to that art form)
Except for the opera.
p. 53.1
The Opera Diva sings most evenings at the restaurant across the street.
p. 53.1
No opera singer, but it's only the afternoon.
p. 251.9
Until the opera singer begins her evening routine.
p. 370.2
Or I'll take you to the opera.
p. 370.3 *

opera = a musical play with orchestra in which most dialogue is sung
We listen to the opera singer in a peaceful silence.
p. 372.6

opera = a musical play with orchestra in which most of the dialogue is sung (or the art form that consists of such musicals; or describing something as related to that art form)

Definitions:

(1) (opera)
a form of musical theater with orchestra in which most of the words are sung, often in a classical style and sometimes in a foreign language
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Less commonly, the expression, soap opera, refers to a television or radio program that typically runs for many years and dramatizes the lives of a group of characters.