Opera vs Lyric - What's the difference?
opera | lyric |
(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.
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A company dedicated to performing such works.
(lb) Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembing an opera.
A collection of work (plural of opus).
(poetry) Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style
Of, or relating to a writer of such poetry
lyrical
Having a light singing voice of modest range
Of, or relating to musical drama and opera
melodious
Of, or relating to the lyre (or sometimes the harp)
A lyric poem.
(also in plural) The words of a song or other vocal music. The singular form often refers to a part of the words, whereas the plural form can refer to all of the words.
As nouns the difference between opera and lyric
is that opera is a theatrical work combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance while lyric is a lyric poem.As an adjective lyric is
of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style.opera
English
(wikipedia opera)Noun
(en-noun)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 operaSee also
* aria * ballet * masque * melodrama * musical comedy * recitative * singspiel *Anagrams
* ----lyric
English
Alternative forms
* lyrickAdjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* lyrical * lyrically * lyricizeNoun
(en noun) (wikipedia lyric)- The lyric in line 3 doesn't rhyme.
- The lyrics were written by the composer.