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The term Opera (or in some cases and countries, "The Opera") is usually seen as a musical form=

For the use of the name The Opera for a theatrical venue, see the entry on Opera House

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 ''For the use of the name '''[[The Opera]]''' for a theatrical venue, see the entry on '''[[Opera House]]'''''
-Besides the various custom built '''[[Opera House]]s''' in the country (SEE [[Opera House]]), many other large theatre venues, especially those intended to house larger scale productions (e.g. of opera, operatta, ballet and musical presentations)  have, over the years,  also been referred to as "[[The Opera]]" or "The [[Opera House]]" by locals, journalists and even in adverts and other publications. (See for example [[The African Theatre]] in Cape Town.)
-In the case of the venues built for the four provincial [[Performing Arts Councils]] ([[PACs]]) (1963-1994) by the provincial performing arts councils in the 1970s-1980s, the name [[The Opera]] was specifically given to the largest venue in each of the four theatre complexes. These were all well-equipped venues for the staging of a full scale operatic production.
-For more on these venues, see the entries on the four [[state theatres]], i.e. the '''[[Nico Malan Theatre]]''' ((later known as [[ArtsCape]]); the '''[[State Theatre Pretoria]]'''; '''[[The Playhouse]]''', Durban and the '''[[Sand Du Plessis Theatre]]''', Bloemfontein.)
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