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grand opera |
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grand opera an opera that has a serious plot and is entirely in musical form, with no spoken dialogue How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Monseigneur had been out at a little supper last night, where the Comedy and the Grand Opera were charmingly represented. Every half minute he chanted a harsh, unintelligible phrase akin to the jabber of car conductors and grand opera. It is used to call the duck-shooters in Western Canada when a flock of birds has arrived; and to direct the movements of the Dragon in Wagner's grand opera "Siegfried. |
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