Ballet vs. Opera — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Ballet and Opera
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Definitions
Ballet➦
Ballet (French: [balɛ]) is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary.
Opera➦
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers, but is distinct from musical theatre. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet.
Ballet➦
A classical dance form characterized by grace and precision of movement and by elaborate formal gestures, steps, and poses.
Opera➦
A theatrical presentation in which a dramatic performance is set to music.
Ballet➦
A theatrical presentation of group or solo dancing to a musical accompaniment, usually with costume and scenic effects, conveying a story or theme.
Opera➦
The score of such a work.
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Ballet➦
A musical composition written or used for this dance form.
Opera➦
A theater designed primarily for operas.
Ballet➦
A classical form of dance.
A classically-trained ballet dancer
Opera➦
A plural of opus.
Ballet➦
A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
Let's go to the ballet in the theatre tomorrow!
Opera➦
A creative work, especially a musical composition numbered to designate the order of a composer's works.
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Ballet➦
The company of persons who perform this dance.
Zara joined the ballet at the age of 14.
Opera➦
(music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
Ballet➦
(music) A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.
Opera➦
(music) The score for such a work.
Ballet➦
A (small) ball i.e. roundel on a coat of arms, called a bezant, plate, etc., according to colour.
Opera➦
A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
Ballet➦
(figurative) Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.
Opera➦
A company dedicated to performing such works.
Ballet➦
To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing.
Opera➦
(by extension) Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera.
Ballet➦
An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing.
Opera➦
Plural of opus; a collection of work.
Ballet➦
The company of persons who perform the ballet.
Opera➦
A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arias, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama.
Ballet➦
A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, - most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers; - also spelled ballett.
Opera➦
The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music.
Ballet➦
A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color.
Opera➦
The house where operas are exhibited.
Ballet➦
A theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers
Opera➦
A drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
Ballet➦
Music written for a ballet
Opera➦
Theater where opera is performed