Operetta and the Musical

[TOMJAZZ]

Posted: 11/24/07 at 11:39am

Do new Operetta's exist and are they labelled as Musical's in new styles! or are Operettas dead? Just putting it out there x

[myshikobit]

Posted: 11/24/07 at 2:33pm

I think one factor is that the term "operetta" seems boring to the audience of today. So they call it a musical. But on the other hand, the line between the two is somewhat dissolved.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 12:51am

I consider operettas musical comedies with operatic music.

[Mag Wildwood]

Posted: 11/27/07 at 1:52pm

I don't know

I wouldn't consider either The Merry Widow or Die Fledermaus musicals, but they are operettas.

And some call pieces like Les Contes d'Hoffman an operetta, because of it's episodic structure.

[stonewall2]

Posted: 11/28/07 at 11:27pm

Gilbert&Sullivan are considered operettas, although some of the solos are acceptable for "arias" for audition pieces.G&S are great shows to hone your craft for either classical or MT singing.

Updated On: 11/28/07 at 11:27 PM