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Singspiel ("song-play") (plural Singspiele) is a form of German-language music drama, regarded as a genre of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, sometimes performed over music, interspersed with ensembles, popular songs, ballad and aria (which were often folk-like and strophic in nature).
The first Singspiele were probably translations of English ballad opera from the late 18th century. In 1736 the Prussia ambassador to England commissioned a translation of the ballad opera The...
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