operetta

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operetta

/opeˈretta/

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diminutivo di opera

noun operette

genere teatrale e musicale nato in Francia a metà del diciannovesimo secolo, derivato dal melodramma ma contraddistinto dall'alternanza di parti cantate e dialogate

In English

operetta lighter version of opera

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@misc{operetta_2026,
  title = {operetta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/operetta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}