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singspiel

[ sing-speel; German zing-shpeel ]

noun

  1. a German opera, especially of the 18th century, using spoken dialogue and resembling ballad opera.


Singspiel

/ ˈzɪŋʃpiːl /

noun

  1. a type of comic opera in German with spoken dialogue, popular during the late 18th and early 19th centuries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of singspiel1

1880–85; < German, equivalent to sing ( en ) to sing + Spiel play
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Word History and Origins

Origin of singspiel1

literally: singing play
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Example Sentences

Did not Wagner himself recommend a budding bard to start his musical career with a Singspiel?

It is hard to define singspiel, because it is exclusively German.

Leipsic and Vienna made earnest attempts to support the German "singspiel" (song-play).

Yet at times the Germans themselves have seemed to lose the distinction between singspiel and opera.

The old German singspiel form is preserved in the original score of "Der Freischtz," which contains spoken dialogue.

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