Nomen

die Oper

opera, opera house

Wir gehen heute Abend in die Oper.

We are going to the opera tonight.

Mozarts 'Don Giovanni' ist eine berühmte Oper.

Mozart's 'Don Giovanni' is a famous opera.

in die Oper gehen to go to the opera We are going to the opera tonight.

Synonyms: Theater, Musical

From Italian 'opera' (work, piece), from Latin 'opus'. It's an international word.

It's a cognate with the English word 'opera'. Imagine the curtains 'open' at the opera.

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