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词汇 operetta
释义 operetta
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˌɒp.ərˈet.ə/ us /ˌɑː.pəˈret̬.ə/
a humorous theatre piece with singing and sometimes dancing, or works of this type轻歌剧,小歌剧
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the Internationale
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operetta | American Dictionary


operetta
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˌɑp·əˈret̬·ə/
an amusing play in which many or all of the words are sung and which often includes some dancing, or this type of play generally

Examples of operetta


operetta
We also note an increasing emphasis on songs from operettas, musical comedies and revues.
On the one hand, the clichéd conventions in operetta force us to understand the generic emptiness of those female characters.
Even then, however, his operas and operettas never became popular.
These progenitors include the ballad opera and burlesque, the minstrel show and operetta, the revue and vaudeville.
In the 1910s, operettas also moved towards a style that favoured actors rather than trained singers.
The most obvious was the broadening of the repertoire performed at the school concert and the growth in popularity of the school operetta.
The carnival atmosphere that so often characterises the central acts of bourgeois operas and operettas is striking in several respects.
The style of singing opera was directly related to the style of singing of vaudeville, operetta, and musical comedy, so the ubiquitous tremolo did not trouble contemporary ears.
Ralph had been conducting for 33 years, having directed musicals, operettas, studio recordings for radio, television and disc, and the concert stage.
For example, there are links to interests: 'attend the operettas and les ballets imaginaries'; 'press flowers and stroke kittens and swim in rivers wearing dresses and hats'; 'appliqué and décollage'.
In the case of operas, operettas and musicals, the entries are chronologically arranged within the space allotted to each composer, while ballets are listed under the names of their choreographers.
By refusing to accept the polite conventions of the bourgeois drawing room - failing to maintain ' civilised' decorum - she is, the operetta implies, letting out her true self.
Offenbach programmed an evening of orchestral transcriptions from his operettas; die audience of 5000 became bored and disappointed.
National companies, regional organisations and a range of specific bodies tour productions of light operetta around the country.
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At present, the lottery money is precluded from paying for touring operettas or touring companies.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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