opera
noun
[ ˈɒp(ə)rə ]
• a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
• "it was the best performance of the opera he had ever heard"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Italian, from Latin, literally ‘labour, work’.
opera
noun
• plural form of opus.
opus
noun
• a separate composition or set of compositions.
• an artistic work, especially one on a large scale.
• "he was writing an opus on Mexico"
Origin:
early 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘work’.
