!!!Singspiel

Singspiel, combines drama and music, may be considered a form of  
Opera containing spoken dialogue. Even though the term 
"Singspiel" had already been in use in Germany by the late 
16%%sup th/%  century, the "typical" Singspiel did not 
become popular until the second half of the 18%%sup th/%  and the 
first half of the 19%%sup th/%  centuries. At about the same time, the 
Singspiel took on specific forms in England ("ballad 
opera"), France (Vaudeville), Northern Germany and Vienna. When 
the "National Singspiel" became established at the 
Burgtheater under Joseph II (1778), the Singspiel began to 
include a socio-political element, which was appreciated by the 
emperor but never fully accepted by the audience, and fell into 
oblivion soon after the emperor´s death. The Singspiel of the 
19%%sup th/%  century again came closer to popular comedy (F. Raimund, 
J.  Nestroy) and became a forerunner of the Viennese  Operetta.


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