Operetta

Operetta

Literally means little opera. Light, effervescent, theatrical, these compositions are based on simple plots that contain spoken dialogue, dancing, practical jokes, mistaken identities. Popular in late 19th c. Vienna and France, and in the USA in the early 20th c., Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, Offenbach’s La Périchole and Noel Coward’s Bitter Sweet are all operettas.

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operetta

Music; Classical

In its modern form (c1850s onward), a light opera containing interludes of spoken dialogue and dance.

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Education; SAT vocabulary

A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act.

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Drama; Opera

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operetta

Literature; General literature

A usually romantic comic opera. John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, Richard Sheridan's The Duenna, and numerous works by William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan are examples of operettas.

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Language; Dictionaries

A short, light, musical drama.

capella

Drama; Opera

A term that describes singing without accompaniment.

brava!

Drama; Opera

A term used during applause to commend the performance of female performers on stage. Bravo for male performers, Bravi for the entire ensemble or male and female performers ...

semitone

Drama; Opera

A half step or half tone, an interval midway between two whole tones.

set

Drama; Opera

A construction on stage built to suggest place and time in which the singers enact the story of the opera plot.

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Drama; Opera

Any note a semitone higher than another note..

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Drama; Opera

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