operetta
C18189
concept
An operetta is a light, often humorous theatrical work that combines spoken dialogue, songs, and dances, typically shorter and less serious in tone than grand opera.
Observed surface forms (6)
- comic operetta ×5
- opéra bouffe ×4
- comic opera song ×2
- operetta song ×1
- romantic operetta ×1
- series of comic operas ×1
Instances (41)
- Barbe-bleue via concept surface "opéra bouffe"
- Paul Bunyan
- The Gondoliers
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Candide (operetta by Leonard Bernstein)
surface form: Candide
- The Desert Song
- Die Fledermaus
- Der Zigeunerbaron
- A Night in Venice
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The Merry Widow
surface form: The Merry Widow (operetta)
- The Student Prince
- The New Moon
- Maytime
- Blossom Time
- The Blue Paradise
- The Vagabond King
- The Firefly
- Rose-Marie (song) via concept surface "operetta song"
- Rose-Marie
- Glamorous Night
- Naughty Marietta
- The Red Mill via concept surface "comic operetta"
- Sweethearts
- Mlle. Modiste via concept surface "comic operetta"
- The Fortune Teller
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I am the very model of a modern Major-General
via concept surface "comic opera song"
surface form: I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General
- Gilbert and Sullivan operas via concept surface "series of comic operas"
- H.M.S. Pinafore
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Jacques Offenbach’s operetta Orphée aux enfers
surface form: Orphée aux enfers
- I've Got a Little List via concept surface "comic opera song"
- Bitter Sweet
- Les Mamelles de Tirésias via concept surface "opéra bouffe"
- La Belle Hélène
- La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein via concept surface "opéra bouffe"
- La Vie parisienne
- La Périchole via concept surface "opéra bouffe"
- Orphée aux enfers
- The Chocolate Soldier
- The Bat
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Saffi by Mór Jókai
surface form: Der Zigeunerbaron
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"Der Bettelstudent" by Carl Millöcker
surface form: Der Bettelstudent
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"Boccaccio" by Franz von Suppé
surface form: Boccaccio