opera once was an important social instrument - especially in Italy. From LearnThat.org. [Luciano Berio]
I think the biggest disservice to this opera is the way it has been marketed. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
I m not basically loyal to it. my opera is my secondary update and the other 2 is explorer and safari. From Wordnik.com. [Browser Wars: Opera Says It’s Not Down or Out] Reference
From the tomb to the opera is a very abrupt transition; nevertheless, both have a share in this story. From Wordnik.com. [Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country] Reference
You all but convince that this opera is a genuine music-drama; something most Italian opera is not noted for being. From Wordnik.com. [Pretty Woman] Reference
The soap opera is even more likely than the pacing to do me in. From Wordnik.com. [What Did You Think of the Series Premiere of FlashForward?] Reference
Modern space opera is relevant in the assumptions that it makes. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: Keeping Space Opera Relevant [UPDATED]] Reference
Any favorable attention to the world of opera is much to be desired. From Wordnik.com. [N.E.A. to Honor Opera - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Paris of the vast development that had been made in Italian opera by. From Wordnik.com. [A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present] Reference
Space opera is essential good fun, as are all the other flavor of SF. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: The Future of Written Science Fiction] Reference
Its my feeling that today's space opera is hard SF, for the most part. From Wordnik.com. [My SF Book Meme] Reference
“To Gerard Mortier, opera is all politics,” Mr. Pflieger explained. From Wordnik.com. [Paris Journal: In the Depths of the Palais Garnier - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Perhaps that's the point; that space opera is a fusion of many other subgenres. From Wordnik.com. [August 2006] Reference
REVIEW SUMMARY: Space opera from the Golden Age of science fiction at its best!. From Wordnik.com. [March 2008] Reference
The opera is scheduled for a ten-performance run in San Francisco beginning October 1. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
He is reportedly the hot new thing in opera, drawing comparisons with the young Brando. From Wordnik.com. [London Journal: Spring Ends With a Flourish - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Brightman is the only one that deserves to be in any film that has the word opera in it. From Wordnik.com. [Mania News Feed] Reference
Chinese opera (Wikipedia listing for the term for female leading roles in Chinese opera). From Wordnik.com. [SaltShaker] Reference
Indeed, it can be argued that the "new space opera" is one of the defining streams of modern SF. From Wordnik.com. [Two Cool Anthologies on the Horizon] Reference
But if space opera is your thing, like it is mine, you'll dive into it with laser blaster drawn. From Wordnik.com. [September 2006] Reference
However, if this sort of soap opera is what "character driven sf" looks like, I'd prefer cardboard. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: Elom by William H. Drinkard] Reference
The frontman, Master Sergeant Ryan Carson, was a college student majoring in opera before enlisting. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
Louise Bryant, Six Red Months in Russia (1918) (ellipses in original) — because singing opera is so lowbrow. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
I admit that opera is the most populist meat in the classical music stew, but that doesn't mean it's pop music. From Wordnik.com. [Of Thee I Sing, Baby] Reference
The opera is just 40 minutes long, and occupied the second half of the program, which took place at the Miller Theater. From Wordnik.com. [Elliott Carter at 99 - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
He spoke of his experiences growing up in China and training in Chinese opera, but at the time his English was very limited. From Wordnik.com. [Independent Weekly] Reference
Maybe it’s supposed to be that way: one of the recurring themes of the opera is the frightening unpredictability of the mob. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-10-01] Reference
Nai-Ni Chen's choreography for her 22-year-old modern dance company draws on her training in Chinese opera in her native Taiwan. From Wordnik.com. [Fore, right!] Reference
Shawna on May 15, 2008 has anyone seen that show "dark shadows"? its ridiculous, a soap opera from the 60's-70's about vampires. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight's First Official Photo and Why I'm Passing « FirstShowing.net] Reference
This large-scale, character-driven space opera is typical of Hamilton and will undoubtedly please fans of his Night's Dawn trilogy. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton] Reference
And an expert in opera, and as such one of the pioneering broadcasters on the Pacifica Radio anchor station KPFA in the 1950s and '60s. From Wordnik.com. [Happy Birthday, Anthony Boucher!] Reference
Space opera is a venerable sub-genre in science fiction with a lot of juice still left in it, as is evidenced by these masterful pieces. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
I didn't find any more recent data than 2002 for opera, but even if audiences went sideways in 2003-05, American opera is in good shape. From Wordnik.com. [Quote of the Day] Reference
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