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Opera vs Lyric - What's the difference?

opera | lyric |

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)
  • (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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  • *:“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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    lyric

    English

    Alternative forms

    * lyrick

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (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)
  • Derived terms

    * lyrical * lyrically * lyricize

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia lyric)
  • 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.
  • The lyric in line 3 doesn't rhyme.
    The lyrics were written by the composer.

    Derived terms

    * lyricism * lyricist * lyricize

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