grand opera
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French grand opéra.
Noun[edit]
grand opera (plural grand operas)
- A genre of 19th-century opera characterized by large-scale casts and orchestras, and lavish and spectacular design and stage effects, normally with plots based on or around dramatic historic events.
Further reading[edit]
- grand opera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia