grand opera en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from French grand opéra.
Meanings
-
A genre of 19th-century opera characterized by large-scale casts and orchestras, and lavish and spectacular design and stage effects, normally with plots based on or around dramatic historic events.
Clearly, Hitler saw his historical function as a Wagnerian grand opera. Vast cosmic changes required an accompaniment of slaughter on a colossal scale.
1949 September 4, H. R. Trevor-Roper, “Hitler Reappraised, Ten Years After”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grand operas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |