Spieloper – Definition in music

Definition of the German term Spieloper in music:

literally "play opera"
German operatic genre similar to Singspiel (featuring spoken dialogue between musical numbers)

Language

German

Singular

Spieloper

Plural

Spielopern

Variant

Spiel-Oper

German musical terms related to Spieloper:

Befreiungsoper – rescue opera (genre of opera from late 18th- and e...
Bühnenfestspiel – literally "stage festival play"...
Bühnenweihfestspiel – literally "stage consecration festival play"...
Farce – farce (comic dramatic work featuring exaggerated b...
Geistliche Oper – literally "sacred opera"...
Hofoper – court opera, royal opera
Märchenoper – fairy-tale opera (genre of 19th century German ope...
Märchenspiel – literally "fairy-tale play"...
Oper – opera...
Operette – operetta (opera of a lighter character, often with...
Posse – farce (style of humor characterized by exaggeratio...
Rettungsoper – rescue opera (genre of opera from late 18th- and e...
Romantische Oper – literally "romantic opera"...
Schauspiel mit Gesang – literally "play with singing"...
Schuloper – school opera (opera created for performance by sch...
Semi-Oper – semi-opera
Spiel – play, game...
Zauberoper – literally "magic opera"...
Zeitoper – literally "opera of the time"...