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opera seria

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Opera seria (; plural: opere serie ; usually called dramma per musica or melodramma serio ) is an Italian musical term which refers to the noble and "serious" style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from the 1710s to c. 1770. The term itself ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Serious or tragic opera; grand opera.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Opera \Op"er*a\ ([o^]p"[~e]r*[.a]), n. [It., fr. opera work, composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains, work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor: cf. F. op['e]ra. See Operate .] A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an ...