noun
opera seria
A genre of 18th-century Italian opera with serious, often historical or mythological themes, contrasting with opera buffa.
from Italian
モーツァルトの「イドメネオ」はオペラセリアの代表作の一つだ。
Mozart's "Idomeneo" is one of the representative works of opera seria.
Variant with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity.
Opera buffa is the comic counterpart to opera seria, featuring lighter, everyday themes.
Borrowed from Italian 'opera seria' (serious opera).