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A sung-through or through-sung work is a piece of musical performance art such as musical theatre, musical film, or opera in which the entire libretto consists of songs, with little to no non-musical speech. Monologues, dialogues, asides, and any other literary device used to tell the story are set to music. There is frequently instrumental accompaniment, and sometimes choreography.

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A scene that may include a speech, a conversation, and some musings may include a combination of recitative, aria, and arioso. Early versions of this include the Italian genre of opera buffa, a light-hearted form of opera that gained prominence in the 1750s. [1] [2]

A through-sung opera or other form of narrative work with continuous music may also be described as through-composed.

List of fully sung-through musicals

List of sung-through musicals with occasional spoken lines

List of sung-through musicals depending on the production

References

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