answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Soap Operas were so named due to the fact that these melodramatic shorts were first sponsored by soap companies.

There was quite a bit of dramatic lighting & background music (along with a bit of over acting) which caused the shows to be compared to operas.

Opera has a wider meaning than just the musical plays known as "operas." Opus (the singular of opera) means "work" as in a piece or product from an artist. An artist's greatest work is sometimes called his/her "magnum opus." Other examples exist of "opera" being used humorously to describe a genre of movie or TV program, such as "horse opera" (a Western).

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why is it call a soap opera if there is no singing?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about Movies & Television
Related questions

What do they call a soap opera in spanish?

Jabón


What do you call a soap opera in Spanish?

Te Lenovela


What you you call soap opera in spanish?

Te Lenovela


What do you call the One Tree Hill soundtrack and who sings it?

you call it horrible and it is not a soap opera


Was there a soap opera called 'soap' in the sixties?

Yes there was a soap opera called soap in the sixties.


What magazines share soap opera spoilers?

There are several magazines that share soap opera spoilers. Some of them are TV Guide, Soap Opera Digest, Soap Opera Magazine and Soap Opera Weekly. There are also many sites available online that would give soap opera spoilers.


Why do they call soaps soap opera?

Serials got the nickname "soap operas" because they were interspaced with commercials for soap. As housewives were the main audience, soap manufacturers were the main sponsors.


When was Soap Opera Digest created?

Soap Opera Digest was created in 1975.


When did Soap Opera Magazine end?

Soap Opera Magazine ended in 1999.


When You Were Mine Filipino soap opera?

Yes, When You Were mine is a Filipino soap opera.


When was Soap Opera Weekly created?

Soap Opera Weekly was created in 1989.


When was Soap Opera Network created?

Soap Opera Network was created in 2001.