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ballad opera
ballad opera n (Classical Music) an opera consisting of popular tunes to which appropriate words have been set, interspersed with spoken dialogue ballad opera
ballad opera, in English drama, a play of comic, satiric, or pastoral intent, interspersed with songs, most of them sung to popular airs. First and best was The Beggar's Opera (1728) by John GayGay, John,
1685–1732, English playwright and poet, b. Barnstaple, Devon. Educated at the local grammar school, he was apprenticed to a silk mercer for a brief time before commencing his literary career in London.
..... Click the link for more information. . The vogue for these operas lasted until c.1750. |