music drama
Americannoun
noun
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an opera in which the musical and dramatic elements are of equal importance and strongly interfused
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the genre of such operas
Etymology
Origin of music drama
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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He also said that pupils would be exposed to less sport, music, drama and personal development opportunities.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
Philadelphia’s 21 special admissions high schools have various specialties — music, drama, science, liberal arts, etc.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
It will compete for the night's top prize - best film - alongside dark comedy "The Banshees of Inisherin", the biopic "Elvis", dimension-hopping "Everything Everywhere All At Once" and music drama "Tár".
From Reuters ● Feb. 19, 2023
Focus Features’ “Tár,” Todd Field’s challenging classical music drama with Cate Blanchett, placed third.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
In his mind, all art had been subsumed into his ‘new’ form of music drama.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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