1. Concept:

Opera: a Western stage performing art. Simply put, it is a drama that mainly or entirely uses singing and music to explain and express the plot (it is sung and Not the drama that comes out).

Drama: A form of drama based on dialogue.

Stage drama: It can be defined as the dramatic art presented on the stage.

2. Including types

Opera: Italian opera, German opera, French opera, Russian opera, English opera

Stage play: Japanese stage play, live action Stage drama

Drama: Traditional Chinese dramas are not dramas, and some traditional Western dramas such as ancient Greek dramas are not considered strict dramas because of their extensive use of chorus. Modern Western stage plays are generally dramas that are not classified as musicals, operas, etc.

3. Performance form

Opera: mainly or entirely using singing and music to explain and express the plot

Stage drama: opera, dance drama, drama, pantomime< /p>

Drama: mainly unaccompanied dialogue or monologue

Extended information:

Representative works of opera, drama and stage play:

Opera: "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria", "L'incoronazione di Poppea", "Daphne", "Cadmus and Emian" Cadmus et Hermione)"

Drama: "The Death of a Famous Hero", "The Night of the Tiger Harvest", "Guan Hanqing", "The Struggle at the End of the Year", "Lifetime Events"

Stage Play: "Bleach", "Sailor Moon" stage play, "Hunter" stage play, "Sakura Wars"

Reference materials:

Baidu Encyclopedia_Opera

Baidu Encyclopedia_Drama

Baidu Encyclopedia_Stage Drama