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
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The audience can move about the exhibit, which also includes a performance of a medieval music drama by Ind. Series vocalists and the Children’s Chorus of Washington.
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Chris Richards, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
Perhaps it’s misplaced to crave an arc, a powerful a sense of thrust, or any of the traditional attributes of music drama.
—An Epic Set, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
After Good Luck Charlie, Mendler joined the cast of the NBC sitcom Undateable (2015–2016) and was featured in a 2017 episode of the country music drama series Nashville.
—Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
Composer-lyricist David Yazbek and writer Itamar Moses’ Tony-winning music drama at Dolby Theatre renewed my flagging spirit with its story about a group of Egyptian musicians forced to depend on the kindness of reluctant strangers when they’re stranded overnight in an Israeli backwater.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2021
In the end, after four episodes totaling 16 hours of music drama, with numerous touches of magic, there’s also redemptive sacrifice and cleansing.
—Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2023
However, as diehard fans will surely remember, the two actors already share an onscreen history, having starred together in the 2004 teen music drama Raise Your Voice.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2023
But far from being a spinoff of a spinoff, Kevin Puts’s The Hours mixes musical freshness and venerable traditions in a fine and moving music drama.
—Vulture, 23 Nov. 2022
This Halloween weekend, Blanchett turns in an Oscar-worthy performance as an orchestra conductor navigating personal and professional obstacles in a classical music drama.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
Chris Richards, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
Perhaps it’s misplaced to crave an arc, a powerful a sense of thrust, or any of the traditional attributes of music drama.
—An Epic Set, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
After Good Luck Charlie, Mendler joined the cast of the NBC sitcom Undateable (2015–2016) and was featured in a 2017 episode of the country music drama series Nashville.
—Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
Composer-lyricist David Yazbek and writer Itamar Moses’ Tony-winning music drama at Dolby Theatre renewed my flagging spirit with its story about a group of Egyptian musicians forced to depend on the kindness of reluctant strangers when they’re stranded overnight in an Israeli backwater.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2021
In the end, after four episodes totaling 16 hours of music drama, with numerous touches of magic, there’s also redemptive sacrifice and cleansing.
—Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2023
However, as diehard fans will surely remember, the two actors already share an onscreen history, having starred together in the 2004 teen music drama Raise Your Voice.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2023
But far from being a spinoff of a spinoff, Kevin Puts’s The Hours mixes musical freshness and venerable traditions in a fine and moving music drama.
—Vulture, 23 Nov. 2022
This Halloween weekend, Blanchett turns in an Oscar-worthy performance as an orchestra conductor navigating personal and professional obstacles in a classical music drama.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
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