Will’s operetta didn’t set the Thames on fire, to be sure—a first work seldom does—but it secured such an amount of modest success as decided him to change his plans largely for the future.
When Mozart was on his way back from Paris, Seyler was there with his company, which was only available for operetta and vaudeville.
Umlauf, tenorist in the orchestra, had written the little operetta of "Die Bergknappen," in which only four characters appeared.
A host of unskilful verse-makers allied themselves with Weisse, Michaelis, and Gotter, and threatened to degrade the operetta to the lower level of the opera buffa.
This serious operetta is written in the manner and after the scale of the vaudeville of the time; it does not depend upon the executive powers of the performers nor upon large expedients, and the standard throughout is a modest one.
A further drawback consisted in the very defective performances, which in most instances resulted from the insufficient powers of the operetta companies.
The influence of the operetta upon the development of the 44 Lied" is unmistakable.
The operetta was assiduously cultivated in North Germany, and a long list of those which were produced might be given.
One peculiarity of thisoperetta is the introduction of melodrama.
But before producing Tancredi, Rossini began the year by bringing out a littleoperetta entitled Il Figlio per Azzardo.
Each evening brought some fresh diversion: a comedy or an operetta in the miniature theatre, an al fresco banquet on the terrace or a ball attended by the principal families of the neighbourhood.
At last the great day arrived, and for the first time in the history of the little theatre, operetta and pastoral were replaced by the buskined Muse of tragedy.
Until the night before the operetta Arkwright had been more than doubtful of the way that story would be received, should he ever summon the courage to tell it.
It was twelve o'clock on the night of the twentieth, and the operetta was over.
It was after the music for the operetta had been well-practised and discussed that Alice Greggory chanced to see one of Billy's own songs lying near her.
And yet--whenever again could she expect such opportunities to further her Cause as had been hers the past few weeks, through the operetta and its rehearsals?
The first rehearsal for the operetta came on Wednesday evening.
The operetta was, in short, a glorious and gratifying success, both artistically and financially.
By the time Aunt Hannah--according to previous agreement--came into the room, the two girls were laughing and chatting over the operetta as if they had known each other for years.
Now a girls' club, of which I am a member, is getting up an operetta for charity, and we need an accompanist.
This was all the more easily done, for, not only did she have her usual concerts and the opera to enjoy, but she had become interested in an operetta her club was about to give; also she had taken up the new song again.
Then the operetta will give us a chance to see a good deal of her, and to bring about a natural meeting between her and Mary Jane.
There were the new songs, and the operetta with its rehearsals as a cause for it all.
Not long ago a young musician, who has already given an opera to the world, sang an entire one-act operetta of his composition, changing his voice for the different parts, imitating choruses by clever effects on the piano.
At eight o’clock an operetta is given at the villa, and a comedy in the Casino, both ending discreetly at eleven o’clock.
He composed for them an operetta called "La Gazzetta," which was produced without much result in the summer of 1816.
Before my first operetta was brought out I was present at the performance of a one-act opera by Simon Mayer.
It ended however, by their ceding to De Maupassant, and the title of the operettawas changed to Miss Helyett.
It was in regard to this very tittle that De Maupassant had a disagreement with Audran and Boucheron director of the Bouffes Parisiens in October, 1890 They had given this title to an operetta about to be played at the Bouffes.
To such great uses may an operetta tune come at last, if it happen to be laid hold of by a Beethoven with an imagination like a mighty smelting furnace, and a hand that can model like a great sculptor in bronze.
If an operetta contained something that could thus be caught up into the seventh heaven of art, its existence was thereby justified very much better than the existence of most other operettas.
Whether it occurred independently to Beethoven or whether he heard Mozart's operetta at the Elector's Theatre in Bonn while he was a boy and unconsciously reproduced the theme, as is conjectured by Sir George Grove, is of no importance.
The opera or operetta of the evening was at an end, and a portion of the ballet had been played, when the duke accompanied the duchess to her carriage, intending to return to his box to see the remainder of the performance.
Johanna Kinkel is responsible for a "Bird Cantata," as well as anoperetta and many popular songs.
Her only attempt in larger form is the operetta "Elle et Lui.
The knowledge that the proceeds from the operetta were to be devoted to school use, rallied the Sanfordites to the cause.
She grew grave with the thought that the operetta would have to be postponed.
Being in the operettahas given her a little start.
Over this she raged to Mignon, then consoled herself and dismayed the French girl by calmly announcing, "I'm going to the theatre with you just the same and watch the silly operetta from behind the scenes.
She believed that Jerry, at least, would infinitely prefer that the operetta should never be given rather than allow Mignon to sing in it.
You mustn't go out of the dressing room or upstairs again until the operetta is over," she dictated.
Now that we've made over five hundred dollars out of the operettafor the library, you know we've been talking about getting up a club.
Now she said rather timidly, "I hope you didn't mind because I spoke of the operetta and Charlie's running away, Connie?
If art consists in that, then is a ballet or an operetta art?
His position as bandmaster at Vienna gave him opportunity to cultivate his native attributes in the guise of dance music, in addition to which he wrote an operetta entitled "Pfingsten in Florenz.
Personally, Chadwick may not regard his operetta "Tabasco" with all too favorable eyes; yet the step taken was assuredly in the right direction.
The quaint opening chorus for men at the very beginning of the operetta proves the truth of this statement.
In another case it was held that one might not adopt the title of another's operettafor his own, even although the songs and vocal scores of the operetta had been published under the title without securing copyright.
And tableaux and an operetta take just as much time to rehearse," mused Polly, thinking very hard if there wasn't something to keep them from the dreaded recitations.
And I just loathe an operetta or tableaux," exclaimed Jasper, with such venom that Polly burst out laughing.
Knowing Constance Stevens' deep affection for her tiny foster brother, she could readily see a vision of the terrified girl rushing out into the night in search of him, her duty to the operetta completely forgotten.
Locked in his boyish heart was a secret knowledge that he had composed the operetta chiefly because he had wished Constance to have the opportunity of singing the part of the Princess.
He brought the score of the operetta to Gray Gables last night and we tried it over on the piano.
The proposed operetta became the chief topic for discussion as the unusually long week dragged interminably along toward that fateful Saturday.
When the cast and chorus for the operetta met in the gymnasium the following Tuesday afternoon, it did not take the lynx-eyed feminine contingent long to discover that Mignon La Salle had a friend at court.
Lawrence Armitage's operetta had been an artistic as well as a financial success.
The operetta was to be sung in the Sanford Theatre, where the dress rehearsal had been held.
He had come to Sanford for a period of relaxation before going to New York to begin rehearsals with a summer show, and the prospect of directing the operetta promised to be amusing.
The knowledge that her unfairness was to cost her her own part in the operetta aroused her to action.
Constance received the account of Mignon's attempt to supplant her in the operetta with no trace of resentment.
The operetta is very amusing in its situations, the songs are pretty and tuneful, and the concerted music is particularly effective.
The first act of this operetta opens with a dainty serenade by Carlos, son of Senor Balthazar, to Senorita Isabella, daughter of Dr.
Its reception may be judged from the fact that the performance of the operetta had to be interrupted for several minutes, so greatly was the singer fatigued by the constant ovations and insistent demands for encores.
Viardot's pupils performed an operetta of her own composition, while Mme.
Loveday's Gaiety Operetta Company, under the direction of Mr. John Hollingshead, appeared at Norwich Theatre.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "operetta" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: ballet; minstrel; musical; opera; operetta
