tragédie lyriquen.
/traʒəˌdiː lɪˈriːk/, /ˌtradʒᵻdɪ lɪˈriːk/, U.S. /træʒəˌdi lɪˈrik/, /ˌtrædʒədi lɪˈrik/ A genre of French opera of the 17th and 18th centuries which makes use of tragic mythological or epic subjects; an opera in this genre. Cf. opera seria n., opera comique n.
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comic opera1706
grand opera1720
operetta1741
opera comique1742
burletta1748
opera buffa1783
mezzo carattere1806
opera seria1808
light opera1813
tragédie lyrique1823
opera semiseria1825
opera bouffe1842
operette1871
rescue opera1943
Peking opera1953
monodrama1954
opera magica1956
pop opera1964
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1823 Q. Rev. July 414 The excellence of the ballet is an ample compensation for the music of the tragédie lyrique.
1863 Illustr. London News 24 Jan. 107/1 Racine's celebrated play is denominated a tragédie lyrique, and belongs, in some measure, to the musical stage.
1901 W. F. Apthorp Opera Past & Present vi. 117 The Grand Opera—called tragédie lyrique when the libretto conformed to the rules of the classic French tragédie—was..a quasi-academic adaptation of the Italian opera seria to French taste.
1947 A. Einstein Music Romantic Era xix. 358 In France, there was tragédie lyrique and opéra-comique.
1993 Notes 49 1624/2 Jean-Baptiste Lully created a declamatory style in his tragédies lyriques that suited the French language.
2007 Gramophone Feb. 65/3 The imaginative use of the hurdy-gurdy and drones in tracks 21–25 illustrate Marais's masterful command of tragédie lyrique.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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