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Thread #143505 Message #3313547
Posted By: GUEST,Mike Mandaville
26-Feb-12 - 07:02 AM
Thread Name: Singers wanted for folk opera Chippenham
Subject: RE: Singers wanted for folk opera Chippenham

I think that ballad opera can qualify to be named as folk opera, since it makes use of pre-existing melodies, including the melodies of folk songs.