Classical vs Popera - What's the difference?

classical | popera |

As an adjective classical

is of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.

As a noun popera is

(informal|music|uncountable) a crossover genre combining elements of pop music and classical opera.

classical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.

* Arbuthnot

Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical author on this subject.

Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.

Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.

(music) Describing European music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

(informal, music) Describing serious music (rather than pop, jazz, blues etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.

Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.

* Macaulay

He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college.

Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style.

* Macaulay

Classical , provincial, and national synods.

(physics) Pertaining to models of physical laws that do not take quantum or relativistic effects into account; Newtonian or Maxwellian.

Synonyms

* classic

Derived terms

* Classical Greece * Classical Greek * classical history * Classical Latin * classical music

External links

* * * English autological terms

popera

English

Noun

(wikipedia popera)

(informal, music, uncountable) A crossover genre combining elements of pop music and classical opera.

* 1985 , Joel Flegler, Fanfare

McLaren is a dozy Pinkerton, an uptight Don José ("Carmen is an animal/uncontrollable stuff..."), and his American-accented voices ride perfect over the beat. "Popera ," someone said. The parts may be better than the whole, though.

* 2003 , Korea Now

And at only 160 centimeters tall and weighing 48 kilograms, Korean singer Lim Hyung-joo is poised to stand amongst the heavyweights of the popera industry.

* 2004 , Indianapolis Monthly (vol 27, no. 14, August 2004)

The popera artist continued his rise to the top of the music charts earlier this year...

* 2006 , Laura Lea Miller, Frommer's Walt Disney World and Orlando with Kids

Guests can enjoy the music of strolling musicians performing opera, "popera ," and popular music as they sit, relax, and take in the sunset.

* 2007 , Billboard (vol 119, no. 47, November 2007)

...blockbuster popera acts handled by pop labels...

(informal, music, countable) A musical or operatic work performed in this style.