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单词 semi-opera
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Definition of semi-opera in English:

semi-opera

noun
  • A drama or similar entertainment with a substantial proportion of vocal music in addition to instrumental movements.

    (多用声乐的)半歌剧

    Purcell's four highly successful semi-operas
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This was the first semi-opera written from scratch, with more than a dozen musical episodes and using a huge orchestra.
    • After the Restoration the masque transferred to the professional theatre, where its tradition continued in Purcell's semi-operas.
    • His Psyche of 1675 is an important forerunner of the semi-operas later taken up by Purcell and others.
    • None of these were strictly semi-operas, but the spoken word continued to exert a strong influence.
    • Pioneering began with the introduction of English semi-operas into the repertories of colonial theatres.

Definition of semi-opera in US English:

semi-opera

nounˌsemˌī-
  • A drama or similar entertainment with a substantial proportion of vocal music in addition to instrumental movements.

    (多用声乐的)半歌剧

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This was the first semi-opera written from scratch, with more than a dozen musical episodes and using a huge orchestra.
    • None of these were strictly semi-operas, but the spoken word continued to exert a strong influence.
    • After the Restoration the masque transferred to the professional theatre, where its tradition continued in Purcell's semi-operas.
    • His Psyche of 1675 is an important forerunner of the semi-operas later taken up by Purcell and others.
    • Pioneering began with the introduction of English semi-operas into the repertories of colonial theatres.
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