No. 14,123 in Russian
опера
Opera.
In a sentence
Я люблю посещать оперы в театре.
I love attending operas in the theater.
Here, 'опера' refers to a musical genre or a specific performance of an opera.
Эта опера была написана знаменитым композитором.
This opera was written by a famous composer.
In this sentence, 'опера' signifies a specific work of opera music.
Мы смотрели оперу дома через интернет.
We watched an opera at home via the internet.
Here, 'опера' denotes the online streaming or viewing of an opera performance.
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