opera; musical drama
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opera; a dramatic work combining poetry, music, and dance with singing as the primary medium
formalRefers specifically to Western-style opera and similar musical theater forms where the libretto is entirely or primarily sung. Distinguished from 音乐剧 (musical theater) which includes spoken dialogue, and from 戏曲 (Chinese traditional opera) which emphasizes specific regional acting styles.
Wēi威
ěr尔
dì第
chuàng创
zuò作
le了
xǔ许
duō多
zhù著
míng名
de的
Yì意
dà大
lì利
gē歌
jù剧
。
Verdi composed many famous Italian operas.
Guó国
jiā家
dà大
jù剧
yuàn院
jīn今
wǎn晚
jiāng将
shàng上
yǎn演
《
Chá茶
huā花
nǚ女
》
。
The National Centre for the Performing Arts will stage 'La Traviata' tonight.
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Yǔ与
chuán传
tǒng统
xì戏
qǔ曲
bù不
tóng同
，
Xī西
fāng方
gē歌
jù剧
wán完
quán全
yǐ以
gē歌
chàng唱
lái来
jiǎng讲
shù述
gù故
shi事
。
Unlike traditional Chinese opera, Western opera tells the story entirely through singing.
Zhè这
bù部
xiàn现
dài代
gē歌
jù剧
róng融
hé合
le了
diàn电
zǐ子
yīn音
yuè乐
hé和
gǔ古
diǎn典
chàng唱
qiāng腔
。
This contemporary opera blends electronic music with classical vocal techniques.