OPERA - Stage drama in which most or all of the dialogue is sung and/or accompanied by an orchestra. Jacopo Peri, a 16th century Italian composer, is credited with having written the first opera, "Dafne", in 1597.

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opera is stage drama
opera has composer Richard Strauss
opera has composer Richard Wagner
opera has composer Giuseppe Verdi
opera has composer Gioacchino Rossini
opera has composer Georges Bizet
opera has form grand opera
opera accompanied by orchestra
opera uses sung text
opera uses dialogue
opera has 19th century composer Giuseppe Verdi
opera has 19th century composer Richard Strauss
opera has 19th century composer Richard Wagner
opera has 19th century composer Gioacchino Rossini
opera has 19th century composer Georges Bizet
opera genre of Romantic Music