operetta

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This operetta is a delightful adaptation of the family classic sung by three singers: a soprano, a mezzo soprano, and a baritone.

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  1. noun A theatrical production that has many of the musical elements of opera but is lighter and more popular in subject and style and contains spoken dialogue. Also called light opera.

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  • Nothing else was talked of in the evening but the operetta, and the Marquis was in the seventh heaven of delight. —  In the Courts of Memory 1858-1875
  • They all sympathized with me, as they knew the operetta was to be given to-morrow evening. —  In the Courts of Memory 1858-1875
  • The five-show run of the bawdy operetta is the season's final production for Lyric Opera San Diego, which is dealing with tough times. —  sdbj.com
  • This operetta is a delightful adaptation of the family classic sung by three singers: a soprano, a mezzo soprano, and a baritone. —  BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content
  • Presented by the Sarcoma Alliance, the self-dubbed solo "operetta" fits the presenter's probable goal of providing a very light, cheerful take on Lustman's ordeal.
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  1. Italian, diminutive of opera, opera; see opera1.

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  1. = French opérette, from Italian operetta, diminutive of opera, an opera: see opera.
 

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