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operetta /ɒpəˈrɛtə /nounA short opera, usually on a light or humorous theme and typically having spoken dialogue. Notable composers of operettas include Offenbach, Johan Strauss, Franz Lehár, and Gilbert and Sullivan.She has performed in many operas, operettas, musicals and oratorios....- The Pirates of Penzance is one of those enduring operettas by Gilbert and Sullivan, the subject matter of which doesn't matter a hoot.
- Apart from the brilliant success of Gilbert and Sullivan's operettas, a true native style is difficult to identify.
Origin Late 18th century: from Italian, diminutive of opera (see opera1). Rhymes abetter, begetter, better, bettor, biretta, bruschetta, carburettor (US carburetor), debtor, feta, fetter, forgetter, getter, go-getter, Greta, Henrietta, letter, Loretta, mantelletta, petter, Quetta, setter, sinfonietta, sweater, upsetter, Valletta, vendetta, whetter |