operatize

The composer decided to operatize the classic novel.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To adapt or set to opera: "operatize" means to convert a literary work, story, or text into the form of an opera, including composing music and writing libretto suitable for operatic performance.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The composer decided to operatize the famous novel into a grand opera. (To turn the novel into an operatic work.)
  • They plan to operatize the epic poem for the festival next year. (To adapt the poem as an opera.)

Advanced Usage

• "to operatize a play": to transform a dramatic play into an opera.

  • The director wanted to operatize Shakespeare's "The Tempest." (To create an operatic version of the play.)

• "operatized version": a musical adaptation in opera form.

  • The operatized version of the folk tale was well-received. (The opera adaptation was popular.)

Variants and Related Words

• Operatization (n): the process of adapting something into an opera.

  • The operatization of the myth took three years. (The process of turning the myth into an opera.)

• Operatise (v): an alternative spelling of "operatize".

  • They chose to operatise the historical account. (A less common variant.)

Synonyms

• Adapt: to modify for a new purpose or medium.
• Set to music: to compose music for a text, especially for opera.

Phrasal Verbs

• None directly associated with "operatize".

Related Idioms

• None directly associated with "operatize".