This depends on the form the Opera is in. For example, Italian operas are usually completely sung. German operas in the style of singspiel are mostly sung with some spoken dialogue in between. Singspiel operas do not contain recitative, conversational singing. Then there are operettas which are mostly sung but contain spoken dialogue as well.
musical, opera maybe?
Basically - Grand opera contains no spoken dialogue, every thing is sung; a Light Opera contains both sung and spoken dialogue
Massenet's "Thais" is sung in French.
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I'm pretty sure opera can be sung in any language, but most times its sung in Italian French or German
musical, opera maybe?
Basically - Grand opera contains no spoken dialogue, every thing is sung; a Light Opera contains both sung and spoken dialogue
Massenet's "Thais" is sung in French.
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I'm pretty sure opera can be sung in any language, but most times its sung in Italian French or German
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That is known as an opera
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A dialogue in opera is a conversation, which is sung, between at least two characters.
A grand opera is an opera in which EVERY word is sung - even lines that sound like people are speaking.
Conversational singing in opera is called recitative. It is very frequent in Mozart's Italian operas, where the entire opera is sung, so the recitative is meant to act as a form of sung dialogue.