| English | Russian |
| horse opera | ковбойский фильм |
| light opera | водевиль |
| soap opera | многосерийная ТВ-мелодрама (Since many of these dramas were sponsored by soap companies, they came to be known as soap operas) |
| space opera television series | научно-фантастический телевизионный сериал (на космическую тему Taras) |
| the horse opera | вестерн |
| the horse opera | "лошадиная опера" (шуточное назв. музыки к амер. вестернам) |
| the Phantom of the Opera | Призрак оперы (название фильма) |