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also opuses
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a literary, musical, or artistic production
the composer's final opus was performed posthumously to great acclaim
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Recent Examples of opera
Ideally, an opera is born when a composer stumbles on an emotion that the original medium has left only partially expressed, one that will blossom into a musical idea.
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Despite studying vocal performance with a focus on opera, Gina went on to work in sales at DHL, Fleetcor and Telematics, per her LinkedIn profile.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Yet that level of potential trauma stood little chance against the greater forces of opera, his great childhood love.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Private Music is absolutely far and above anything that Deftones have released in recent years, and furthermore there’s an argument for this album standing in the same tier as their other opuses.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Despite studying vocal performance with a focus on opera, Gina went on to work in sales at DHL, Fleetcor and Telematics, per her LinkedIn profile.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Yet that level of potential trauma stood little chance against the greater forces of opera, his great childhood love.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Private Music is absolutely far and above anything that Deftones have released in recent years, and furthermore there’s an argument for this album standing in the same tier as their other opuses.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opera
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Some teams — Stoke in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Brentford now — might find that fixating on long throw-ins works.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nwodim's act will come as part of Lincoln Center Theater's The Comedy Series, which will also feature works from Jerrod Carmichael, Vir Das, and Sam Jay throughout the remainder of 2025.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Oct. 2025
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Growing up in the South Bay, Teng took to music almost from the start and was playing classical compositions on the piano at age 5.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Looking ahead, the researchers plan to conduct more complex experiments using mock debris with different shapes and compositions.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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Others are still picking up the pieces.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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No injuries were reported, but investigators recovered two pieces of shrapnel measuring approximately one to two inches long.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opera. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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