operetta
noun
op·er·et·ta
ˌä-pə-ˈre-tə 
: a usually romantic comic opera that includes songs and dancing
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Not a single one of the Shuberts’ prolific productions — most of them vaudeville-centric revues and threadbare touring companies of tired European operettas — came anywhere near entering the canon of American entertainment, let alone American drama.
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Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
But there’s little value in hanging onto the antiquated conception of princess as operetta drip, opposite a cardboard prince.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
The American musical before 1927 had been light stuff—part operetta, part revue—a merry playground for sparklers like George M. Cohan and Cole Porter.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
Fun factoid: The original plot of the operetta Babes in Toyland was about two children who flee from their wicked Uncle Barnaby and journey to Toyland.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
But there’s little value in hanging onto the antiquated conception of princess as operetta drip, opposite a cardboard prince.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
The American musical before 1927 had been light stuff—part operetta, part revue—a merry playground for sparklers like George M. Cohan and Cole Porter.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
Fun factoid: The original plot of the operetta Babes in Toyland was about two children who flee from their wicked Uncle Barnaby and journey to Toyland.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Operetta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operetta. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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operetta
noun
op·er·et·ta
ˌäp-ə-ˈret-ə
: a light play set to music with speaking, singing, and dancing scenes
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