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Opera combines music, drama, and visual art into a single performance. Maximum emotion, minimum subtlety.

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Opera emerged around 1600 in Italy and typically includes orchestra, solo singers, staging, and theatrical narrative. Major operas often run 2–4 hours and can involve dozens of performers on stage plus a full pit orchestra.

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