喜き歌か劇げき

noun

comic opera

A light opera with a humorous plot, typically with spoken dialogue.

• 喜き歌か劇げきは、オペラより気き軽がるに楽たのしめる舞ぶ台たい芸げい術じゅつです。

  Comic opera is a stage art that can be enjoyed more casually than opera.

noun

operetta

A shorter, lighter opera, often with spoken dialogue and a romantic or comedic story. Often used interchangeably with オペレッタ.

See also: オペレッタ

• この劇げき団だんは喜き歌か劇げきを中ちゅう心しんに上じょう演えんしている。

  This theater company mainly performs operettas.