A2🎨 Art & Culture
Italian word
opera
a work (of art, music, literature); also the genre of musical theatre
Looks like
opera
specifically the musical theatre genre
⚠️ The trap
In Italian 'opera' is a broad word meaning any 'work'. 'Un'opera di Michelangelo' = a work by Michelangelo. The musical genre is 'opera lirica'. English narrowed the word to mean only the musical theatre form.
To say "specifically the musical theatre genre" in Italian:
opera d'arte (work of art); opera lirica (opera as genre)
"opera" in English means:
a work (of art, music, literature); also the genre of musical theatre
Example
"Quest'opera d'arte vale milioni di euro."
"This work of art is worth millions of euros."
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