ballad opera
noun
- a theatrical entertainment popular in early 18th-century England, taking the form of a satirical play interspersed with traditional or operatic songs. The best-known example is John Gay's The Beggar's Opera (1728).民谣歌剧（18世纪早期在英国流行, 由讽刺剧和传统或歌剧歌曲构成, 最著名的是约翰·盖伊的《乞丐的歌剧》[1728]）。