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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 including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of...
- Candide is an operetta with music composed by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics primarily by the poet Richard Wilbur, based on the 1759 novella of the same...
- 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...
- Operetta films (German: Operettenfilm) are a genre of musical films ****ociated with, but not exclusive to, German language cinema. The genre began in the...
- to Musical TheatreOperetta. The Guide to Musical Theatre. Retrieved January 1, 2013. Hughes, Gervase. Composers of Operetta, New York, 1962 Bierley...
- Viki is a 1935 Hungarian operetta by Pál Ábrahám to a libretto by Imre Harmath and Adorján Bónyi. It premiered on 26 January 1935 at the National Theatre...
- Naughty Marietta is an operetta in two acts, with libretto by Rida Johnson Young and music by Victor Herbert, written as a vehicle for Emma Trentini and...
- The Firefly was the first operetta written by composer Rudolf Friml, with a libretto by Otto Harbach. The story concerns a young Italian girl, who is a...
- 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...
- Babes in Toyland is an operetta composed by Victor Herbert with a libretto by Glen MacDonough, which wove together various characters from Mother Goose...