poperetta

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English

Etymology

Blend of pop +‎ operetta

Noun

poperetta (plural poperettas)

  1. A light popera with a frivolous story.
    • 2009 July 8, Ben Brantley, “London’s Musicals: Intimate or Outsize”, in New York Times‎:
      That was the era of the lushly scored costume poperetta (“The Phantom of the Opera,” “Cats,” “Miss Saigon,” “Les Misérables”), staged like Cecil B. DeMille epics and usually overseen by the Mike Todd-ish producer Cameron Mackintosh.

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