opera

Summary

opera is a music genre^[1]. opera ranks in the top 2% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,702 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• opera's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3].
• opera's instance of is recorded as theatrical genre^[4].
• opera's instance of is recorded as type of dramatico-musical work^[5].
• opera is a type of theatre music^[6].
• opera is a type of classical music^[7].
• opera is a type of musical drama^[8].
• opera is a type of composed musical work^[9].
• opera's Commons category is recorded as Opera^[10].
• opera's country of origin is recorded as Europe^[11].
• opera comprises pit orchestra^[12].
• 1600 marks the founding of opera^[13].
• opera's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Opera^[14].
• opera's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Opera^[15].
• opera's facet of is recorded as musical theater^[16].
• opera's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• opera's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• opera's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• opera's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[20].
• opera's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• opera's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[22].
• opera's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[23].
• opera's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• opera's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• opera's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary^[26].
• opera's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox opera^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include music genre^[3], theatrical genre^[4], and type of dramatico-musical work^[5]. Recorded subclass of include theatre music^[6], classical music^[7], musical drama^[8], and composed musical work^[9].

Origins

1600 marks the founding of opera^[13].

Use and Application

opera comprises pit orchestra^[12].

Influence

Things named for opera include rock opera^[28], a music genre^[29], founded in 1967^[30]; Morphy versus the Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard^[31], a chess game^[32], in France^[33]; operad^[34]; Tokyo Opera City Tower^[35], a skyscraper^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1996^[38]; and Opera length^[39].

Why It Matters

opera ranks in the top 2% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,702 views/month).^[2] opera has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] opera is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

opera has been cited as an influence by rap opera^[42], a music genre^[43].

Entities named for opera include rock opera^[28], a music genre^[29], founded in 1967^[30]; Morphy versus the Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard^[31], a chess game^[32], in France^[33]; operad^[34]; Tokyo Opera City Tower^[35], a skyscraper^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1996^[38]; and Opera length^[39].

FAQs

Who did opera influence?

opera has been cited as an influence by rap opera^[42].