grand opera
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Musicgrand operaˌgrand ˈopera noun [countable, uncountable] APMan opera with a serious subject in which all the words are sungExamples from the Corpusgrand opera• Elizabeth is an extraordinary mixture of epic film, grand opera and grand guignol.• It is a setting worthy of grand opera.• A portion of the festival was devoted to grand opera.