puoro whakaari
1. (noun) opera music.
Ko te puoro whakaari te whakakotahitanga o te puoro me te whakaari i te mahinga toi kotahi, arā, he kaiwaiata, he kaiwhakatangitangi, he kaikanikani, he kaiwhakaari ka whai wāhi mai. He momo i tīmata mai ai i Itāria i te rautau tekau mā ono (RTP 2015:86). / Opera music is an art form which began in Italy in the sixteenth century combining music and theatre, and involving singers, musicians, dancers and actors (RTP 2015:86).