zarzuela grande

Spanish musical theater form

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In zarzuela
…zarzuelas, which became known as zarzuela grande, disappeared until the early decades of the 20th century, when they made a comeback. Meanwhile, the shorter one- and, occasionally, two-act zarzuelas—including the teatro por horas—were grouped under the term género chico (“little genre”) to differentiate them from their longer counterparts.
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