WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bal′lad op′era, 
  1. Show Businessa theater entertainment of 18th-century England, consisting of popular tunes, folk songs, and dialogue.
  • 1770–80

'ballad opera' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Beggar's Opera, The - singspiel

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