drame lyrique – Definition in music

Definition of the French term drame lyrique in music:

literally "lyric drama"
opera seria (Italian genre of opera which refers to the noble and serious style opera that predominated in Europe from the 1710s to around 1770)

Language

French

Singular

drame lyrique

Plural

drames lyriques

French musical terms related to drame lyrique:

comédie lyrique – literally "lyric comedy"...
comédie mêlée d'ariettes – literally "comedy mixed with little arias"...
fait historique – historical event, historical fact...
farce – farce (comic dramatic work featuring exaggerated b...
grand opéra – grand opera (genre of 19th-century opera, characte...
lyrique – lyrical, melodious
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 ...