ballad opera
C3037
concept
A ballad opera is a theatrical genre that combines spoken dialogue with songs set to popular or traditional melodies, often using satire to comment on contemporary society.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Restoration comedy | 15 |
| ballad opera canonical | 4 |
| satirical opera | 3 |
| ballad opera song | 1 |
| theatre ballad | 1 |
| theatre song cycle | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: ballad opera
Generated description
A ballad opera is a theatrical genre that combines spoken dialogue with songs set to popular or traditional melodies, often using satire to comment on contemporary society.
Instances (25)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny | satirical opera |
| The Relapse | Restoration comedy |
| The Provoked Wife | Restoration comedy |
| The Confederacy | Restoration comedy |
| Hugh the Drover | — |
|
The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)
surface form:
The Beaux' Stratagem
|
Restoration comedy |
|
The Country Wife (stage)
surface form:
The Country Wife
|
Restoration comedy |
|
Air "How happy could I be with either"
surface form:
"How happy could I be with either"
|
ballad opera song |
| Polly | — |
|
The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
surface form:
The Golden Cockerel
|
satirical opera |
| The Love for Three Oranges | satirical opera |
| The Rover | Restoration comedy |
| The Dutch Lover | Restoration comedy |
| The Feigned Courtesans | Restoration comedy |
| The Lucky Chance | Restoration comedy |
| The Beggar's Opera | — |
| Marriage à la Mode | Restoration comedy |
| The Old Bachelor | Restoration comedy |
| The Double Dealer | Restoration comedy |
| The Funeral | Restoration comedy |
| I Miss the Music | theatre ballad |
| Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers | theatre song cycle |
| Hugh the Drover, or Love in the Stocks | — |
| The Recruiting Officer | Restoration comedy |
|
The Recruiting Officer (play)
surface form:
The Recruiting Officer
|
Restoration comedy |