- 1. An opera in which the text and action are not interrupted by set arias, duets, etc., the music being determined throughout by dramatic appropriateness; musical drama of this character, in general. It involves the use of a kind of melodious declamation, the development of leitmotif, great orchestral elaboration, and a fusion of poetry, music, action, and scene into an organic whole. The term is applied esp. to the later works of Wagner: "Tristan und Isolde," "Die Meistersinger," "Rheingold," "Walküre," "Siegfried," "Götterdämmerung," and "Parsifal." Source: webster
- 2. An opera in which the text and action are not interrupted byset arias, duets, etc., the music being determined throughout bydramatic appropriateness; musical drama of this character, ingeneral. It involves the use of a kind of melodious declamation, thedevelopment of leitmotif, great orchestral elaboration, and a fusionof poetry, music, action, and scene into an organic whole. The termis applied esp. to the later works of Wagner: "Tristan und Isolde,""Die Meistersinger," "Rheingold," "Walküre," "Siegfried,""Götterdämmerung," and "Parsifal." Source: adambom
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