Märchenspiel – Definition in music

Definition of the German term Märchenspiel in music:

literally "fairy-tale play"
fairy-tale opera (genre of 19th century German opera, usually with a supernatural theme)

Language

German

Singular

Märchenspiel

Plural

Märchenspiele

Variant

Märchen-Spiel

Synonyms

MärchenoperFeenmärchen

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Semi-Oper – semi-opera
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