An opera is best defined as
A) a dramatic work combining text and musical score, with grand characters, spectacular stage action, and striking musical effects.
B) a lengthy and complex composition for an orchestra.
C) religious stories set to music with narrators and characters but no stage action.
D) a choral composition with musical accompaniments.
E) music originally intended for performance by a small group at aristocratic courts.
A
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