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Fairy-tale opera
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Fairy-tale opera may refer to any of several traditions of opera based on fairy tales.
- Opéra féerie is a French genre of opera or opéra-ballet, often with elements of magic in their stories.[1]
- The English genre of "fairy opera" includes Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe
- The German genre of Märchenoper (fairy-tale opera) has its roots in Italian opera.[2] Hänsel und Gretel is considered a key work of the genre.[3]
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