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όπερα
opera /ˈo.pe.ra/
nounC1#3041 most common
Also: opera house
Example sentences
Η όπερα είναι απόψε.
The opera is tonight.
Πηγαίνουμε στην όπερα το Σάββατο βράδυ.
We are going to the opera on Saturday night.
Μου αρέσει πολύ η ιταλική όπερα.
I like Italian opera very much.
Η Εθνική Όπερα παρουσιάζει μια νέα παραγωγή της Τόσκα.
The National Opera is presenting a new production of Tosca.
Οι όπερες του Βέρντι θεωρούνται κορυφαία έργα του δυτικού μουσικού ρεπερτορίου.
Verdi's operas are considered top works of the Western musical repertoire.
Η τραγική πλοκή αυτής της όπερας, εμπνευσμένη από μυθιστόρημα του 19ου αιώνα, εξακολουθεί να συγκινεί το κοινό.
The tragic plot of this opera, inspired by a 19th-century novel, still moves audiences.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | όπερα | όπερες |
| Genitive | όπερας | οπερών |
| Accusative | όπερα | όπερες |
| Vocative | όπερα | όπερες |
Word family
οπερέταoperetta
οπερατικόςoperatic
οπερόφιλοςopera lover
Etymology
Greek borrowed όπερα directly from Italian opera, the birthplace of the art form in the 17th century. Italian opera itself comes from Latin opera, meaning work or labor, which was originally the plural of opus. The word entered Greek unchanged in form, keeping its Italian spelling and stress.
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