burletta

[ ber-let-uh ]

/ bərˈlɛt ə /

(in the 18th and 19th centuries) a musical drama containing rhymed lyrics and resembling comic opera or a comic play containing songs.

Origin of burletta

1740–50; <Italian, equivalent to burl(a) jest (see burlesque) + -etta-ette

burlecue, burled, Burleigh, Burleson, burlesque, burletta, burley, burleycue, Burlingame, Burlington, burlwood

It may be regarded as a species of prototype of the burletta or ballad opera of later days.
A Book of Burlesque|Willam Davenport Adams
Every body liked the Burletta, but none were pleased with the music—which has induced me to reset it.
Dr. Arne and Rule, Britannia|William Hayman Cummings
We move ourselves—they are moved by wires; but we do just the same things—we are life and we are art, in the burletta we are both.
The Little Schoolmaster Mark|J. H. Shorthouse

单词	burletta
释义	burletta [ ber-let-uh ] / bərˈlɛt ə / noun Theater. (in the 18th and 19th centuries) a musical drama containing rhymed lyrics and resembling comic opera or a comic play containing songs. Origin of burletta 1740–50; <Italian, equivalent to burl(a) jest (see burlesque) + -etta-ette Words nearby burletta burlecue, burled, Burleigh, Burleson, burlesque, burletta, burley, burleycue, Burlingame, Burlington, burlwood Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for burletta It may be regarded as a species of prototype of the burletta or ballad opera of later days. A Book of Burlesque\|Willam Davenport Adams Every body liked the Burletta, but none were pleased with the music—which has induced me to reset it. Dr. Arne and Rule, Britannia\|William Hayman Cummings We move ourselves—they are moved by wires; but we do just the same things—we are life and we are art, in the burletta we are both. The Little Schoolmaster Mark\|J. H. Shorthouse
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