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also opuses
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a literary, musical, or artistic production
the composer's final opus was performed posthumously to great acclaim
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Leontyne Price – 13 Grammys Price is an opera singer who has won 13 Grammys.
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—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
Her sound has exploded into a kind of psychedelic opera, first spawning from emo rap, then eventually evolving into distorted electropop.
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Flashback: New Orleans is known as the birthplace of jazz, but the city was once a major opera town, too.
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2025
Her voice channels the athletic excess of opera and the serene disassociation of an ASMR video.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
Her sound has exploded into a kind of psychedelic opera, first spawning from emo rap, then eventually evolving into distorted electropop.
—The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Flashback: New Orleans is known as the birthplace of jazz, but the city was once a major opera town, too.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opera. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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