How to say watch an opera in English

Expressed in English as: watch or see an opera .

Opera (Italian: opera) is a comprehensive art that combines music (vocal and instrumental), drama (libretto and acting), literature (poetry), dance (folk dance and ballet), stage art, etc. It usually consists of arias, declamations, reprises, choruses, overtures, interludes, dance scenes and so on (and sometimes speeches and recitations).

As early as in the ancient Greek drama, there is a chorus of singing, some recitation and even in the form of singing; the Middle Ages to religious stories as the subject, to promote religious views of the miracle plays and so on is also incense, and constantly.

But the modern Western opera, which is really called "the drama of music", was created in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, along with the secularization of music culture during the Renaissance. Opera was seen as part of the Western classical music tradition, and therefore, like classical music, less popular than contemporary popular music, while modern musicals are seen as modern versions of opera.