grand opera
nounEtymology
Borrowed from French grand opéra.
- borrowed from grand opéra
Definitions
A genre of 19th-century opera characterized by large-scale casts and orchestras, and…
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.
- Clearly, Hitler saw his historical function as a Wagnerian grand opera. Vast cosmic changes required an accompaniment of slaughter on a colossal scale.
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