19th century
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A grand opera is an opera in which EVERY word is sung - even lines that sound like people are speaking.
The grand opera contains no spoken dialogue while the light opera contains the spoken dialogue. The grand opera is performed at a very large stage while the light opera is performed at a very small stage.
Glasgow Grand Opera Society was created in 1906.
A singspiel is basically a stage play with songs and sometimes dances added. A ballad opera is the same, with popular songs and ballads added. Intermedi were spectacles of music and sometimes dance presented between the acts of plays. In grand opera and music drama the dialogue is sung. So the answer is that a singspiel is closest to a ballad opera.
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Houston Grand Opera was created in 1955.
A grand opera is an opera in which EVERY word is sung - even lines that sound like people are speaking.
The duration of Grand Slam Opera is 1200.0 seconds.
The grand opera contains no spoken dialogue while the light opera contains the spoken dialogue. The grand opera is performed at a very large stage while the light opera is performed at a very small stage.
Philadelphia Grand Opera Company ended in 1921.
Philadelphia Grand Opera Company was created in 1926.
Grand Slam Opera was created on 1936-02-21.
Grand Opera House - Toronto - was created in 1874.
Chicago Grand Opera Company was created in 1910.
Chicago Grand Opera Company ended in 1914.
Grand Opera House - Boston - was created in 1888.