Space Opera (disambiguation)

Space opera is a subgenre of speculative fiction or science fiction which is or is purported to be melodramatic and stilted in a way particularly reminiscent of old-time radio and television soap operas.

Space Opera may also refer to:

Literature

• Newton's Wake: A Space Opera, a 2004 science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod
• Space Opera (novel), a 1965 parody by Jack Vance about an interstellar operatic company which brings culture to deprived worlds
• Space Opera, a 1974 science fiction collection of short stories and novelettes edited by Brian Aldiss
• Space Opera, a 1996 science fiction collection of short stories and novelettes edited by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Scarborough
• The New Space Opera, a 2007 science fiction collection of short stories
• The New Space Opera 2, a 2009 science fiction collection of short stories

Other

• Space opera in Scientology, the Xenu story and other doctrines of Scientology
• Space Opera (role-playing game), a game created by Edward E. Simbalist, A. Mark Ratner, and Phil McGregor for Fantasy Games Unlimited
• Space Opera, an space disco opera by Didier Marouani
• Space Opera, a classic rock band