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Originally Posted by QcCowboy
As far as I know, the ONLY spoken dialogue in Porgy and Bess is that spoken by the white people (policemen). And just as a FYI, the inclusion of spoken dialogue doesn't mean that a piece is not an opera. Carmen has LOADS of spoken dialogue in it.
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Same with Die
Zauberflote.
Musical theatre history follows this order:
opera -> operetta -> musical play -> musical comedy -> the musical
The operetta has spoken dialogue, but the music is still the most important thing. If we want to get really specific,
Carmen is an operetta,
Die Zauberflote is an operetta or singspiel.
I know the difference between opera and what not, but even so there is still debate about the "jazz opera"
Porgy and Bess.
ok?