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music drama

noun

an opera having more or less continuous musical and dramatic activity without arias, recitatives, or ensembles.

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Origin of music drama

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby music drama

musicalize, musical ride, musical saw, music box, music centre, music drama, music hall, Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, musician, musicianship, music locker
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British Dictionary definitions for music drama

music drama

noun

an opera in which the musical and dramatic elements are of equal importance and strongly interfused
the genre of such operas

Word Origin for music drama

C19: translation of German Musikdrama, coined by Wagner to describe his later operas
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