1. a form of German light opera or musical theater that combines singing with spoken dialogue
Usage: music; theater

Examples

• Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ is perhaps the most famous singspiel ever composed.
• The singspiel became popular in 18th-century Germany as an alternative to Italian opera.
• Unlike grand opera, a singspiel includes spoken dialogue between musical numbers.
• The theater company performed a charming singspiel for the summer festival.
• Many singspiel works featured folk tales and stories familiar to German audiences.
• The composer wrote several singspiel pieces before attempting full opera.