singspiel
/ˈsɪŋˌʃpil/
noun
- A type of German-language opera or musical play that includes both singing and spoken dialogue, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' is a famous singspiel with spoken parts between the songs.
- The theater group performed a singspiel that mixed comedy and music.
- In music class, we learned how singspiel influenced modern musical theater.