ballad opera

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.

Aliases (3)

• Restoration comedy ×3
• ballad opera song ×1
• satirical opera ×1

Instances (7)

• The Relapse ("Restoration comedy")
• The Provoked Wife ("Restoration comedy")
• The Confederacy ("Restoration comedy")
• Air "How happy could I be with either" ("ballad opera song")
• Polly
• The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ("satirical opera")
• The Beggar's Opera