From: "John Beamish" 

Musical, too.  Opera has only music and recitative.  Straightforward dialog
moves the production out of opera and into ... operettas, musicals, etc.
(At least, that's the criteria I've been given to work with.)



"Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
news:opr7ugffxweipai0{at}news.barkto.com...
> On Tue, 11 May 2004 09:20:14 -0700, Alan Cairns 
> wrote:
>
> > On 5/11/04 5:38 AM, in article 40a0c84b$1{at}w3.nls.net, "John
Beamish"
> >  wrote:
> >
> >> Valerie would classify Pirates as operetta
> >
> >
> > Fair enough, but only if you reclassify "Evita" as opera.
> >
> > Alan
> >
>
> And Jesus Christ, Superstar?
>
> --
> Gary Wiltshire

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