operetta

noun

op·er·et·ta ˌä-pə-ˈre-tə

: a usually romantic comic opera that includes songs and dancing

operettist

ˌä-pə-ˈre-tist

noun

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During the operetta, Pavlov was interrupted in his box by a new report of unusual activity: the Germans had removed the barbed wire from their side of the border, and the sound of motors had grown louder, even at a distance. —

Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2017 There will also be cabaret evenings featuring opera, operetta and Broadway scenes at 7:30 p.m. July 5 and 6 at an as-yet unannounced location. —

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024 The result is a riveting suite of pop operettas mixing R&B melodies with alt-rock riffs, voice-note recordings, phone-notification pings, and anxious ad libs, all stitched together in Gray’s sprawling self-productions. —

Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Mar. 2024 Baby Driver was almost like an operetta all the way through. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for operetta