noun
- plural of singspiel: German comic operas that combine singing with spoken dialogue
Usage: music; German origin
Examples
- Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ is one of the most famous singspiels ever composed.
- The theater company specializes in performing classical singspiels from the 18th century.
- German singspiels were popular entertainment that mixed serious music with lighthearted stories.
- The music students studied several singspiels to understand the development of German opera.
- Unlike grand operas, singspiels included spoken dialogue between musical numbers.
- The festival featured three different singspiels performed by local opera companies.