Operettists

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Creators or performers of light musical works that combine classical operatic styles with humorous narratives and dialogue
2. Those involved in the production or performance of theatrical pieces that fuse songs and spoken words in a whimsical operatic format
3. Individuals who craft or perform light musical theatre pieces that blend humor with operatic elements and often involve storytelling through song and dialogue

Etymology: "Operettists" is simply the plural of "operettist", a person who writes or composes operettas, the light, sung-and-spoken stage works that developed from French and Italian comic opera. The noun is built from "operetta", which came into English from Italian, where it is a diminutive of "opera" meaning "little work", and the suffix "-ist", which names a practitioner or devotee, as in "pianist" or "novelist". The pairing is a straightforward one: an operetta composer is an operettist in the same way a violin player is a violinist. The plural follows the regular English pattern of adding "-s" to a noun ending in "-t".

Synonyms: composer, librettist