How to pronounce opera
Listen to opera in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“opera” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 89 American · 257 British · 12 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Opera From a business point of view, opera shouldn't exist.
60 Minutes · hear it here
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to the Metropolitan Opera.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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opera, "The Magic Flute."
TED-Ed · hear it here
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sustainability of Scottish Opera.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of opera. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.