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[serialcondition.livejournal.com]

how do you say "going to the opera" = в оперу?

what's the verbal adverb from писáть (Russian version of Ukrainian пишучи)

thank you
t.

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[17abel.livejournal.com]

не в оперу, а НА оперу!

[alamar.livejournal.com]

Не факт.
If you mean "going to specific event" - на.
If you mean "going to the opera house/going to an opera" - в.

In most cases they would be interchargeable.

[17abel.livejournal.com]

oh... yeah of course

If you mean "going to the opera house/going to an opera" - в.

- U r right!

STOPUDOVO!)))))

[inoctiluci.livejournal.com]

so how would you say:
"I work at the opera" or "I worked for an opera"?

я работаю в опере?

[ahousekeeper.livejournal.com]

Я работаю в опере.

But I've never heard people saying it that way. Usually they mention in which particular opera theater they work. Like: «Я работаю в Большом Театре».

[alamar.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that would be a strong case, you can't say "я работаю на опере".

Form for "the Opera" would be "я {пою/играю/принимаю участие} в опере {название}".