melodrama
C18587
concept
Melodrama is a dramatic genre characterized by exaggerated emotions, clear moral polarities, sensational plot twists, and heightened conflicts designed to provoke strong audience reactions.
Observed surface forms (6)
- melodramma ×6
- domestic drama ×1
- gothic soap opera ×1
- melodramatic symphony ×1
- melodramma semiserio ×1
- stage melodrama ×1
Instances (29)
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"Pierrot Lunaire" by Arnold Schoenberg
surface form: Pierrot Lunaire
- The Lost Paradise
- Façade
- Bertram; or, The Castle of St. Aldobrand
- The Two Orphans
- Les Deux Orphelines
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Lottie Blair Parker
surface form: Way Down East
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Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera"
via concept surface "melodramma"
surface form: Un ballo in maschera
- Pierrot Lunaire
- L'Histoire du soldat
- Dark Shadows (1966 TV series) via concept surface "gothic soap opera"
- High Heels
- The Green Goddess (play)
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"L'Auberge des Adrets"
surface form: L'Auberge des Adrets
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"Le Bossu"
surface form: Le Bossu
- Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie via concept surface "melodramatic symphony"
- Sandglass
- The Ticket-of-Leave Man
- Still Waters Run Deep via concept surface "domestic drama"
- I Lombardi alla prima crociata via concept surface "melodramma"
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Gioachino Rossini's opera "La donna del lago"
via concept surface "melodramma"
surface form: La donna del lago
- The Perils of Pauline
- Roses Are for the Rich
- White Cargo (play)
- La straniera via concept surface "melodramma"
- Adelson e Salvini via concept surface "melodramma semiserio"
- Bianca e Fernando via concept surface "melodramma"
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Puccini's opera "Tosca"
via concept surface "melodramma"
surface form: Tosca
- The Lyons Mail via concept surface "stage melodrama"