burletta
[ ber-let-uh ]
/ bərˈlɛt ə /
noun Theater.
(in the 18th and 19th centuries) a musical drama containing rhymed lyrics and resembling comic opera or a comic play containing songs.
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Example sentences from the Web for burletta
It may be regarded as a species of prototype of the burletta or ballad opera of later days.
A Book of Burlesque|Willam Davenport AdamsEvery body liked the Burletta, but none were pleased with the music—which has induced me to reset it.
Dr. Arne and Rule, Britannia|William Hayman CummingsWe move ourselves—they are moved by wires; but we do just the same things—we are life and we are art, in the burletta we are both.
The Little Schoolmaster Mark|J. H. Shorthouse