Fairy-tale opera

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]

References

1. Bartlet, M. Elizabeth C.: "Opéra féerie" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
2. Millington, Barry: "Märchenoper" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
3. Haase, Donald, ed. (2008). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales: G–P. Greenwood Press. p. 706. ISBN 9780313334436.