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Opera vs Popera - What's the difference?

opera | popera |

As a noun popera is

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

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

    Related terms

    * operatic * operetta * * operable * operand * operant * operate * operation * operational * operative * operator * opus

    See also

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

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    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.