operetta

C18189
concept

An operetta is a light, often humorous theatrical work that combines spoken dialogue, songs, and dances, typically shorter and less serious in tone than grand opera.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
operetta canonical 31
comic operetta 5
opéra bouffe 4

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: operetta
Generated description
An operetta is a light, often humorous theatrical work that combines spoken dialogue, songs, and dances, typically shorter and less serious in tone than grand opera.

Instances (41)

Instance Via concept surface
Barbe-bleue opéra bouffe
Paul Bunyan —
The Gondoliers —
Candide —
The Desert Song —
Die Fledermaus —
Der Zigeunerbaron —
A Night in Venice —
The Merry Widow (operetta)
linked to: The Merry Widow
—
The Student Prince —
The New Moon —
Maytime —
Blossom Time —
The Blue Paradise —
The Vagabond King —
The Firefly —
Rose-Marie (song) operetta song
Rose-Marie —
Glamorous Night —
Naughty Marietta —
The Red Mill comic operetta
Sweethearts —
Mlle. Modiste comic operetta
The Fortune Teller —
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General comic opera song
Gilbert and Sullivan operas series of comic operas
H.M.S. Pinafore —
Orphée aux enfers —
I've Got a Little List comic opera song
Bitter Sweet —
Les Mamelles de Tirésias opéra bouffe
La Belle Hélène —
La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein opéra bouffe
La Vie parisienne —
La Périchole opéra bouffe
Orphée aux enfers —
The Chocolate Soldier —
The Bat —
Der Zigeunerbaron —
Der Bettelstudent —
Boccaccio —