Musical vs. Opera

Musicaladjective

Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.

Musicaladjective

Pleasing to the ear; sounding agreeably; having the qualities of music; melodious; harmonious.

Musicaladjective

Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music; gifted or skilled in music.

Musicaladjective

Pertaining to a class of games in which players move while music plays, but have to take a fixed position when it stops; by extension, any situation where people repeatedly change positions.

Musicalnoun

A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.

Musicalnoun

A meeting or a party for a musical entertainment; a musicale.

Musicaladjective

Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons.

Musicalnoun

Music.

Musicalnoun

A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party.

Musicalnoun

A drama in which music and song are prominent features; a musical drama or musical play; as, Oklahoma! was a breakthrough in the form and popularity of the musical.

Musicalnoun

a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing

Musicaladjective

characterized by or capable of producing music;

Musicaladjective

talented in or devoted to music;

Musicaladjective

characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music;

Musicaladjective

containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody;

Operanoun

(music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.

Operanoun

(music) The score for such a work.

Operanoun

A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.

Operanoun

A company dedicated to performing such works.

Operanoun

(by extension) Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera.

Operanoun

A collection of work; lang=en.

Operanoun

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.

Operanoun

The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music.

Operanoun

The house where operas are exhibited.

Operanoun

a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

Operanoun

theater where opera is performed

Opera

Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers, but is distinct from musical theatre. Such a (the literal translation of the Italian word ) is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet.