singspiel

/sing-speel; German zing-shpeel/US // ˈsɪŋˌspil; German ˈzɪŋˌʃpil //UK // German (ˈzɪŋʃpiːl) //

歌剧,演唱会,歌唱会,歌唱剧

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a German opera, especially of the 18th century, using spoken dialogue and resembling ballad opera.

Did not Wagner himself recommend a budding bard to start his musical career with a Singspiel?
It is hard to define singspiel, because it is exclusively German.
Leipsic and Vienna made earnest attempts to support the German "singspiel" (song-play).
Yet at times the Germans themselves have seemed to lose the distinction between singspiel and opera.
The old German singspiel form is preserved in the original score of "Der Freischtz," which contains spoken dialogue.