ballad opera


noun
  1. a theater entertainment of 18th-century England, consisting of popular tunes, folk songs, and dialogue.

Origin of ballad opera

1
First recorded in 1770–80

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British Dictionary definitions for ballad opera

ballad opera

noun
  1. an opera consisting of popular tunes to which appropriate words have been set, interspersed with spoken dialogue

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