music drama

noun

: an opera in which the action is not interrupted by formal song divisions (such as recitatives or arias) and the music is determined solely by dramatic appropriateness

Examples of music drama in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The ad comes off the heels of — but is seemingly not actually connected to — Song Sung Blue, the music drama about the tumultuous lives of Neil Diamond tribute musicians Mike (Hugh Jackman) and Claire Sardina (Kate Hudson), also known as Lightning and Thunder. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026

Song Sung Blue, a music drama starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in a true story about a Neil Diamond tribute act, is new on digital streaming this week. —Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Jan. 2026

Tom Basden and Tim Key won Best Screenplay for their debut feature, The Ballad of Wallis Island, a music drama about a faded folk musician and his former partner who reluctantly reunite for an eccentric fan. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2025

The 20th Century Studios biographical music drama stars Jeremy Allen White as rock legend Bruce Springsteen. —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for music drama

• katayama
• melodrama
• pranayama
• psychodrama
• agama
• bahama
• pajama
• ulama
• brahma
• chama
• comma
• dama