comédie mêlée d'ariettes – Definition in music

Definition of the French term comédie mêlée d'ariettes in music:

literally "comedy mixed with little arias"
French opera genre from the 18th century combining spoken comedic dialogue with newly composed short arias

Language

French

French musical terms related to comédie mêlée d'ariettes:

comédie – comedy (play characterized by a humorous or satiri...
comédie lyrique – literally "lyric comedy"...
de – of, from, by, with
drame lyrique – literally "lyric drama"...
fait historique – historical event, historical fact...
farce – farce (comic dramatic work featuring exaggerated b...
grand opéra – grand opera (genre of 19th-century opera, characte...
opéra – opera...
opéra à sauvetage – rescue opera (genre of opera from late 18th- and e...
opéra bouffe – opéra bouffe (French genre of opera containing spo...
opéra bouffon – literally "comic opera"...
opéra féerie – literally "fairy opera"...
opéra lyrique – literally "lyric opera"...
opéra-ballet – opéra-ballet (genre of French Baroque lyric theatr...
opéra-comique – opéra bouffe (French genre of opera containing spo...
opérette – operetta (opera of a lighter character, often with...
semi-opéra – semi-opera
tragédie en musique – tragédie en musique (French genre of opera of the ...
tragédie lyrique – tragédie en musique (French genre of opera of the ...
tragédie-opéra – tragédie en musique (French genre of opera of the ...