opera

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

The score for such a work.

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

A company dedicated to performing such works.

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

A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.

“Beethoven's opus eighteen quartets are considered by many to be the beginning of the Romantic era.”

A work, especially of art.

“The painter's last opus was a dedication to all things living, in a surprising contrast to all of his prior work.”