Singspiel

Mozart modestly called this opera a Vaudeville (in German: Singspiel).

The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Charles Annesley

No title is noted but I am assuming its called "Singspiel" -- which is the German music-play where song can replace and alternate with spoken dialogue.

Daily Serving 2009

"Singspiel," but he himself is doubtful whether the thing can be managed.

Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt Tr 1888

Singspiel of dialogue and songs, its more elaborate vocal writing brings it closer to the later "Magic Flute" than to "Flora," however.

Passion and Precision 2010

So it was rather brilliant of the director James Marvel, bringing Mozart's unfinished Singspiel "Zaide" to the Wolf Trap Opera Company's stage on Friday night, to find a contemporary equivalent in science fiction.

In performance: "Zaide" at Wolf Trap 2010

Even Mendelssohn scholars don't make much of a case for what is a modest Singspiel, with musical numbers separated by dialogue, though it became the most frequently performed of his stage works.

This week's new live music 2010

Mozart's enchanted Singspiel bubbles over with goodwill and catchy tunes, captured glowingly by a fine cast of appropriately young singers.

Rodney Punt: Magic Flute at Santa Fe Opera 2010

Before Mozart took on the genre, the Singspiel had been mere spoken theater with musical numbers inserted to liven up the action.

Mozart's 'Personal Enlightenment' 2008

The development of the Singspiel almost ended in its culmination.

Mozart's 'Personal Enlightenment' 2008

Mozart was a popular composer, writing in popular genres such as the Singspiel.

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