Work traditionally performed without microphones (5)

I believe the answer is:

opera

(Other definitions for opera that I've seen before include "Patience, for example" , "eg 'Aida'" , "Don Giovanni, for instance" , "Eg, The Magic Flute" , "La Traviata or Tosca, say" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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