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A series is the run of all of the episodes in totality for any television program (e.g. M*A*S*H, Cheers, Lost, Supernatural, etc).
A variety show is a type of series that is loosely based on vaudeville (or what they in the UK and Ireland called "The Gaiety") with singing, dancing, and comedy sketches (e.g. The Sonny & Cher Show, The Judy Garland Show, The Wayne Brady Show) providing a "variety" of different entertainment on the same episode.
A soap opera (Also called a daytime-drama) is a daily melodramatic serialized drama that airs during the late morning or early afternoon. Serialized means that the storylines aren't contained and resolved within one episode, but continue on for weeks, months and even years without resolution. Unlike variety shows there is rarely any singing or dancing, and there is no sketch comedy component. These shows have very large casts and usually incorporate sensational storylines that are considered too fantastical for primetime television. Unlike other daytime programs, Soap Operas operate under a slightly different set of rules by the FCC, allowing them to be more racy (have more sexual content) than other programs on during the daytime hours when children can watch. These shows started out as radio series before television and women used to listen to them while cleaning the house (hence the name "Soap opera." Starting in the 1970's a new nighttime version of the soap opera with better production values started to be come popular with shows like Dallas, Knots Landing, Falcon Crest and Dynasty. They fell out of fashion for a while in the 1990s, but were revived in the last decade with ABC's Desperate Housewives and current shows like Scandal and Revenge.
In the UK, what they call a "series" is known in the US as a season of television, or one year's accumulated episodes. The UK also have soap operas, which they simply call "serials" (because of the serialize stories), but their most popular serials air in the evening, not during the daytime.
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What type of noun is opera?
The noun 'opera' is a singular, common noun. The noun 'opera' is an abstract noun as a word for a branch of music or drama. The noun 'opera' is a concrete noun as a word for a score of opera, a performance of opera, or an opera theater.
Which composer changed the style of the Italian opera in which the music was more important than the drama or story?
christoph willibald gluck
Is operas a collective noun?
No, the noun opera's is the possessive form of the singular noun opera. The apostrophe s ('s) added to the end of the noun indicates that something in the sentence belongs to that noun.Example: They made some changes to the opera's script.A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive way; for example, a series of operas or a program of operas.
What is a sentence with the word opera?
The Phantom of the Opera is a popular film.I found the opera dull and repetitive.
What country of origin does the word opera come from?
'Opera' is the Italian for 'work'. It is an abbreviation for 'opera in musica'.
What is the difference between soap opera and opera?
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What soap opera won best drama series at this years NTA?
Waterloo road
How each component of opera contributes to the drama?
Because drama describes opera.
What is a musical drama?
A musical drama is an opera.
Is gray's anatomy a soap opera?
No, "Grey's Anatomy" is not classified as a soap opera. It is a medical drama television series that focuses on the personal and professional lives of surgical interns and doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
What is the difference between operas and musical?
Please rephrase - the question is unclear.Music is a part of opera. Opera is a stage play in which all the dialogue is sung with musical accompaniment. The difference is that opera needs music but music doesn't need opera.
What is the difference between Classical Opera and Opera of Verdi?
Within this context -- any Verdi opera would be considered a classical opera.
What is the difference between opera and classical music?
when you do opera its with your voice and when you do classical music its with an instrument
What is a drama set to music?
Melodrama or Opera .
What is the difference between peking opera and zarzuela?
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What is drama production?
Production Drama is drama within a production of some sort, for example a musical or an Opera.
What is the difference between an opera and a play?
An opera is a play set to music with props costumes scenery and lighting. It is usually peformed by an orchestra, soloists and chorus, whilst a play is just a drama, a story. A play is an acted out story with spoken scenes. A play with singing scattered between spoken scenes is a musical or operetta. An opera is a play in which all words are sung.
