Question

Opera refer to a dramatic art form,originating in Europe,in which the emotional content is convey to the audience through music ,both vocal and instrumental,and lyrics.Whereas,in musical theatre,a actor's dramatic performance is primary and the music plays a lesser role.The drama in opera is presented using the primary element of theatre such as scenery,costumes,and acting.

Answer 1

                            OPERA - THE MUSICAL STORY

When a writer writes a story,he may further choose the platform of expression in which he would connect to a larger audiance. There are various mediums of expressions of a story or a poem,these are theater,movies,serials,opera.

Amongst all these mediums,the theater and Opera are highly prefered because here you get direct response.

Opera is a musical concert where a story is expressed through music.

While in theater,the theme is expressed through acting.While Opera singers have a heavy tone of expressions but Drama are not that loud.In theater,there is heavy tone in acting in some scenes but in Opera the singing is mostly loud.

Both these platforms are highly appriciated in Western countries