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Concert vs Opera - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between concert and opera

is that concert is agreement in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; accordance in a scheme; harmony; simultaneous action while opera is a theatrical work combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.

As a verb concert

is to plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.

concert

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.
  • * Bishop Burnet
  • It was concerted to begin the siege in March.
  • To plan; to devise; to arrange.
  • * Burke
  • A commander had more trouble to concert his defence before the people than to plan the campaign.
  • To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans.
  • * Bishop Burnet
  • The ministers of Denmark were appointed to concert with Talbot.

    Noun

    (wikipedia concert)
  • (uncountable) Agreement in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; accordance in a scheme; harmony; simultaneous action.
  • (uncountable) Musical accordance or harmony; concord.
  • (countable) A musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part.
  • I'm going to the rock concert on Friday.

    opera

    English

    (wikipedia opera)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (lb) A theatrical work combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
  • (lb) The score for such a work.
  • A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
  • *
  • *:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera , the gorged dowagers,, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"
  • A company dedicated to performing such works.
  • (lb) Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembing an opera.
  • A collection of work (plural of opus).
  • Derived terms

    * comic opera * grand opera * horse opera * oat opera * opera bouffe * opera comique * opera buffa * opera hat * opera house * opera seria * opera singer * opera slipper * soap opera * space opera

    See also

    * aria * ballet * masque * melodrama * musical comedy * recitative * singspiel *

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