Definition of Operetta. Meaning of Operetta. Synonyms of Operetta

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Definition of Operetta

Operetta
Operetta Op`er*et"ta, n. [It., dim. of opera.] (Mus.) A short, light, musical drama.

Meaning of Operetta from wikipedia

- Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music...
- Candide is an operetta with music composed by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics primarily by Richard Wilbur, based on the 1759 novella of the same name by Voltaire...
- as a composer of German-language operettas, most of which he created during the 1910s and 1920s. Two of his operettas were adapted into English for Broadway:...
- Flittermouse or The Bat, sometimes called The Revenge of the Bat) is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and...
- Perchance to Dream is a musical romance with book, lyrics and music by Ivor Novello. It was the only musical for which Novello wrote lyrics. The title...
- The Red Moon is a musical or operetta in three acts with music by J. Rosamund Johnson and both book and lyrics by Bob Cole. Additional music was contributed...
- The Phantom of the Operetta may refer to: The Phantom of the Operetta (1955 film), an Argentine film The Phantom of the Operetta (1960 film), a Mexican...
- The Gypsy Baron (German: Der Zigeunerbaron) is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II which premiered at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October...
- not always between a husband and wife Husband and Wife (operetta), a 1910 Azerbaijani operetta by Uzeyir Hajibeyov Husband and Wife (1916 film), a silent...
- This is a complete list of the operas and operettas of the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár (1870–1948). Lamb, Andrew (1992), "Lehár, Franz" in The...