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 essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arias, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama.
The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music.
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The house where operas are exhibited.
Op['e]ra bouffe [F. op['e]ra opera + bouffe comic, It. buffo], Opera buffa [It.], light, farcical, burlesque opera.
Opera box, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium of an opera house for the use of a small private party.
Op['e]ra comique [F.], comic or humorous opera.
Opera flannel, a light flannel, highly finished.
--Knight.Opera girl or Opera girls (Bot.), an East Indian plant ( Mantisia saltatoria) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name. Called also dancing girls.
Opera glass, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc.
Opera hat, a gentleman's folding hat.
Opera house, specifically, a theater devoted to the performance of operas.
Opera seria [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand opera.
Wiktionary
n. (dancing girl English)
Wikipedia
Dancing Girls is a collection of short stories by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, originally published in 1977 by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto. It was the winner of the St. Lawrence Award for Fiction and the award of The Periodical Distributors of Canada for Short Fiction.
The collection’s fourteen stories feature ordinary people, including a farmer, a birdwatcher, an author, a mother and a travel agent, and their inevitably biased perceptions of the world.
Dancing Girls is an 1896 British short black-and-white silent film directed and produced by Birt Acres.
"Dancing Girls" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was the third single from his debut album, Human Racing, and released on 2 April 1984. It charted on 14 April 1984, and reaching a peak position of No. 13 in the UK Singles Chart. It stayed on the charts for nine weeks.
Dancing Girls may refer to:
- Dancing Girls (book), 1977 collection of short stories by Margaret Atwood
- Dancing Girls (song), 1984 single by Nik Kershaw
- Dancing Girls (1896 film), British silent short film
- Dancing Girls (2001 film), Chinese film
- Make It Happen (film), 2008 American film, known in France as Dancing Girls
Dancing Girls is a 2001 Chinese coming-of-age film directed by Li Ziyu.
Usage examples of "dancing girls".
Naked dancing girls were draped around us, and we scooped handfuls of silver coins from a brass-bound chest and hurled them to the adoring mobs that followed our every step.
I'd sit in one of the booths and work a little physics on the paper placemats with the scalloped edges, and sometimes I'd draw one of the dancing girls or one of the customers, just to practice.
The leering moron in the blue robe is more interested in dancing girls than in art.