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ballad opera
noun
- a theater entertainment of 18th-century England, consisting of popular tunes, folk songs, and dialogue.
ballad opera
noun
- an opera consisting of popular tunes to which appropriate words have been set, interspersed with spoken dialogue
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ballad opera1
First recorded in 1770–80
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Example Sentences
It may be regarded as a species of prototype of the burletta or ballad opera of later days.
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Charleston also claims the first performance of ballad opera on record in America .
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It was one of the best examples of ballad-opera ever written.
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In 1762 also was produced the ballad-opera Love in a Cottage.
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Possibly from some old ballad opera, but more probably original.
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