- burlettas
- n. light opera with an amusing story line
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
burlettas
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burlettas — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burletta — {{hw}}{{burletta}}{{/hw}}s. f. Celia, avvenimento ridicolo | Mettere in –b, in ridicolo … Enciclopedia di italiano
Burletta — A burletta (Italian, meaning little joke ), also sometimes burla or burlettina , is a musical term generally denoting a brief comic Italian (or, later, English) opera. The term was used in the 18th century to denote the comic intermezzos between… … Wikipedia
Kane O'Hara — (b. Templehouse, Connaught, Ireland 1711 or 1712, d. Dublin, 17 June 1782) was an Irish playwright and musician.The son of a squire from Sligo, O Hara studied at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1757 he was a founder member of the Dublin Academy of… … Wikipedia
comedy — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drama — Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
farces — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
melodrama — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
operas — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The romantic drama — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
