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Opera genre
The ballad opera is a genre of English comic opera stage play that originated in the early 18th century, and continued to develop over the following century
Ballad_opera
1928 German play with music
Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera The Beggar's Opera, and four ballads by François Villon, with music by Kurt Weill. Although
The_Threepenny_Opera
Verse set to music
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of England, Ireland
Ballad
1728 ballad opera by John Gay
The Beggar's Opera is a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch. It is one of the watershed
The_Beggar's_Opera
Style of music
"tear-jerkers" or "drawing-room ballads", they were generally sentimental, narrative, strophic songs published separately or as part of an opera, descendants perhaps
Sentimental_ballad
1953 film by Peter Brook
Beggar's Opera is a 1953 British historical musical film directed by Peter Brook in his feature directorial debut, based on John Gay's 1728 ballad opera. It
The_Beggar's_Opera_(film)
Art form combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting
exceptions were ballad operas, such as John Gay's The Beggar's Opera (1728), musical burlesques, European operettas, and late Victorian era light operas, notably
Opera
1729 Ballad opera
1729 ballad opera with text by John Gay and music by Johann Christoph Pepusch. It is a sequel to Gay's The Beggar's Opera. Due to censorship, the opera was
Polly_(opera)
Italian opera genre associated with humor
Gaetano Donizetti. Similar foreign genres such as French opéra comique, English ballad opera, Spanish zarzuela or German Singspiel differed as well in
Opera_buffa
Sung drama of a light or comedic nature
singspiel, Viennese operetta, Spanish zarzuela, Russian comic opera, English ballad and Savoy opera, North American operetta and musical comedy. In late 17th-century
Comic_opera
Traditional Japanese verbal entertainment
dance Ballad opera Cabaret Café-chantant Café-théâtre Comédie-ballet Comedy club Light music Music hall Musical theatre Opéra bouffe Opéra bouffon Opera buffa
Rakugo
English writer and judge (1707–1754)
Wisdom, or The Virgin Unmasked, A Farce (1734), ballad opera Don Quixote in England (1734), ballad opera The Miser (1735), incidental music by Thomas Arne
Henry_Fielding
Aspect of British culture
fashions and practices and sometimes attempting, as in the creation of ballad opera, to produce an indigenous tradition. However, arguably the most significant
Baroque music of the British Isles
Baroque_music_of_the_British_Isles
Literary, dramatic or musical work or genre
following the example of ballad opera, the words of the songs were written to popular music; later burlesques mixed the music of opera, operetta, music hall
Burlesque
Overview of early centuries of Western musical theatre
that evolved over several centuries through the 18th century when the Ballad Opera and pantomime emerged in England and its colonies as the most popular
Development of musical theatre
Development_of_musical_theatre
Opera is an art form combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting
Italian opera Opera in German French opera Opera in English Spanish opera Russian opera Opera in Dutch Finnish opera Hungarian opera Polish opera Opera in
Outline_of_opera
English poet and playwright (1685–1732)
the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum
John_Gay
This is a glossary list of opera genres, giving alternative names. "Opera" is an Italian word (short for "opera in musica"); it was not at first commonly
List_of_opera_genres
Music genre
from popular tunes. In this respect such afterpieces anticipate the ballad operas of the 18th century. At the same time, the French masque was gaining
Opera_in_English
English singer (1944–1991)
albums and touring folk clubs and concert halls. He is noted for his ballad-opera The Transports, and has been acknowledged as a major influence by performers
Peter_Bellamy
Beggar's Opera (Johann Christoph Pepusch). A satire of Italian opera seria based on a play by John Gay, the ballad opera format of The Beggar's Opera has proved
List_of_prominent_operas
Theatrical genre
work. Victorian burlesque is one of several forms of burlesque. Like ballad opera, burlesques featured musical scores drawing on a wide range of music
Victorian_burlesque
Type of slapstick humour associated with Hong Kong popular culture
dance Ballad opera Cabaret Café-chantant Café-théâtre Comédie-ballet Comedy club Light music Music hall Musical theatre Opéra bouffe Opéra bouffon Opera buffa
Mo_lei_tau
Music genre
early operas, however, failed to catch the imagination of the Spanish public. It was not until the increasing popularity of such genres as ballad opera and
Spanish_opera
first English ballad opera, the biting political satire, The Beggar's Opera. Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764) Most important French opera composer of the
List_of_major_opera_composers
Theatrical act with music, dance, and sketches
dance Ballad opera Cabaret Café-chantant Café-théâtre Comédie-ballet Comedy club Light music Music hall Musical theatre Opéra bouffe Opéra bouffon Opera buffa
Revue
Text used in an extended musical work such as an opera or musical
exceptions before 1800 can be found in Purcell's works, Handel's first operas, ballad opera and Singspiel of the 18th century, etc. Just as with literature and
Libretto
1767 American ballad opera
The Disappointment, or The Force of Credulity is a ballad opera composed by Samuel Adler in two acts with a prologue and epilogue, to a text by an unknown
The_Disappointment
1924 opera in two acts by Ralph Vaughan Williams
of a ballad opera. Contemporary comment noted the use of humour and the role of the chorus in the work, in the context of developing English opera. According
Hugh_the_Drover
Irish folk musician and song collector
Beautiful City: Cork Urban Ballads with musical notation and lyrics and with related anecdotes on the facing page. In 2017 his ballad opera, Red Patriots, was
Jimmy_Crowley
British author and scholar (1832–1898)
Church, part of the University of Oxford in 2025. La Guida di Bragia, a Ballad Opera for the Marionette Theatre (c. 1850) Miss Jones, comic song (1862) Alice's
Lewis_Carroll
Ballad opera by Isaac Nathan
Don John of Austria is a ballad opera in three acts by Isaac Nathan to a libretto by Jacob Levi Montefiore. It is the first opera to be written, composed
Don_John_of_Austria_(opera)
Play by William Shakespeare
adaptation of the play was a ballad opera based on Charles Johnson's The Cobler of Preston. Called The Cobler of Preston's Opera, the piece was anonymously
The_Taming_of_the_Shrew
China, but other genres like Yue opera, Cantonese opera, Yu opera, kunqu, qinqiang, Huangmei opera, pingju, and Sichuan opera are also performed regularly
Chinese_opera
Compact, low-power binoculars
Opera glasses, also known as theater binoculars or Galilean binoculars, are compact, low-power optical magnification devices, usually used at performance
Opera_glasses
Musical compiled from existing songs
comic operas were produced that parodied popular songs of the time by performing them with modified lyrics. Comédie en vaudevilles and ballad operas are
Jukebox_musical
Topics referred to by the same term
Scott in 1888–1889 Robin Hood (Tippett opera), a 1934 ballad opera by Michael Tippett Robin Hood, a 2011 opera by Jukka Linkola Robin Hood (1953 TV series)
Robin_Hood_(disambiguation)
Opera genre
now regarded as a genre of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles, songs, ballads, and arias which were often
Singspiel
Legendary Chinese heroine
years of traveling together. The first known written record of Mulan is the Ballad of Mulan, a folk song believed to have been composed during the Northern
Hua_Mulan
1730 ballad opera
1730 ballad opera by the British writer George Lillo, written as part of a boom in ballad operas in the wake of John Gay's 1728 hit The Beggar's Opera. The
Sylvia_(opera)
Subgenre of pop music
Operatic pop, pop-opera or popera is a subgenre of pop music that is performed in an operatic singing style or a song, theme or motif from classical music
Operatic_pop
Irish poet and playwright (1912–1968)
ballad operas. One play, Happy As Larry, was translated into a number of languages. He had three other plays produced: God's Gentry (1951, a ballad opera
Donagh_MacDonagh
1729 ballad opera
a 1729 ballad opera by the Irish writer Charles Coffey. Part of a boom in ballad operas following the success of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, it originally
The_Beggar's_Wedding
Art form or criminal act
dance Ballad opera Cabaret Café-chantant Café-théâtre Comédie-ballet Comedy club Light music Music hall Musical theatre Opéra bouffe Opéra bouffon Opera buffa
Impersonator
Comedy sketch first broadcast in 1966
dance Ballad opera Cabaret Café-chantant Café-théâtre Comédie-ballet Comedy club Light music Music hall Musical theatre Opéra bouffe Opéra bouffon Opera buffa
Class_sketch
1731 ballad opera
The Devil to Pay is a 1731 ballad opera by the Irish writer Charles Coffey and British writer John Mottley. Also known by the longer title The Devil to
The_Devil_to_Pay_(opera)
Japanese actress (born 1964)
after her last show 'Speakeasy', based on the 17 John Gay ballad opera The Beggar's Opera, in which she sang the theme song Kaze no machi no junjō na
Miki_Maya
French opera is both the art of opera in France and opera in the French language. It is one of Europe's most important operatic traditions, containing
French_opera
English writer & playwright (c.1653–1723)
He was an important innovator and contributor in the evolution of the ballad opera. D'Urfey was born in Devonshire and began his professional life as a
Thomas_d'Urfey
Irish playwright, opera librettist, and music arranger
Irish playwright, opera librettist and arranger of music from County Westmeath. Following the initial failure of his ballad opera The Beggar’s Wedding
Charles_Coffey
1729 ballad opera by Charles Johnson
The Village Opera is a 1729 ballad opera by the British writer Charles Johnson. It was part of a group of ballad operas produced in the wake of the great
The_Village_Opera
Genre of ancient Greek literature
dance Ballad opera Cabaret Café-chantant Café-théâtre Comédie-ballet Comedy club Light music Music hall Musical theatre Opéra bouffe Opéra bouffon Opera buffa
Ancient_Greek_comedy
Published by Boosey & Hawkes. The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43: Ballad opera, 108'. Libretto after the ballad opera by John Gay. Premiered on 24 May 1948 at the
List of compositions by Benjamin Britten
List_of_compositions_by_Benjamin_Britten
Opera by Thomas Arne
Love in a Village is a ballad opera in three acts that was composed and arranged by Thomas Arne. A pastiche, the work contains 42 musical numbers of which
Love_in_a_Village
French opera genre
Opéra bouffe (French pronunciation: [ɔpeʁa buf], plural: opéras bouffes) is a genre of mid- to late 19th-century French operetta, closely associated with
Opéra_bouffe
opera house for a long time, opera has been performed in Ireland since the 17th century. In the 18th century, Ireland was a centre for ballad opera and
Music_of_Ireland
Opera by John Gay
Achilles is a ballad opera by John Gay, first performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1733, a year after Gay's death, with Gay's associate John
Achilles_(opera)
1730 play/ballad opera by James Ralph
The Fashionable Lady; or, Harlequin's Opera is a 1730 ballad opera by James Ralph. It premiered at Goodman's Fields Theatre on 2 April 1730, with further
The_Fashionable_Lady
Composition technique
Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony. In theatrical music, the 18th century ballad opera, which included satirical songs set to popular melodies of the time,
Parody_music
were the norm, even for shows considered great successes. The ballad opera The Beggar's Opera ran for 62 performances in 1728, and held the record for London's
Long runs on the London stage since 1700
Long_runs_on_the_London_stage_since_1700
Female pirate (died 1733)
Jenny Diver in John Gay's 1729 ballad opera Polly. Despite already appearing in Gay's previous play The Beggars Opera, and being based on the historical
Anne_Bonny
Greek mythological hero
1735) is an opera composed by André Campra. Achilles (London 1733) is a ballad opera, written by John Gay, parodied by Thomas Arne as Achilles in petticoats
Achilles
1779 Russian ballad opera
обманщик и сват [Melnik – koldun, obmanshchik i svat]) – is a Russian ballad opera in three acts with a libretto by Alexander Ablesimov that premiered on
The miller who was a wizard, a cheat and a matchmaker
The_miller_who_was_a_wizard,_a_cheat_and_a_matchmaker
British composer and crime novelist (1921–1978)
seventeenth century English poems. Even less known are the operas, which include a children's ballad opera, John Barleycorn, and two intriguing collaborations
Edmund_Crispin
1729 play
Love in a Riddle is a 1729 ballad opera by the British actor-manager Colley Cibber. It was part of a boom in ballad operas inspired by the enormous success
Love_in_a_Riddle
Traditional Japanese comic theater
dance Ballad opera Cabaret Café-chantant Café-théâtre Comédie-ballet Comedy club Light music Music hall Musical theatre Opéra bouffe Opéra bouffon Opera buffa
Kyōgen
1876 novel by Mark Twain
philosopher Theodor Adorno adapted The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as a ballad opera titled Der Schatz des Indianer-Joe (Treasure of Joe, the Indian). He
The_Adventures_of_Tom_Sawyer
Type of theatre in New York City
The Anatomist. The company moved to New York in 1753, performing ballad operas and ballad-farces like Damon and Phillida. During the Revolutionary War, theatre
Broadway_theatre
was the ballad opera Flora, which was performed in Charleston, South Carolina on February 8, 1735. Later in the century, The Beggar's Opera was performed
Opera_in_the_United_States
The following is a list of operas and operettas with entries in Wikipedia. The entries are sorted alphabetically by title, with the name of the composer
List_of_operas_by_title
Aspect of musical history
In the field of comedic opera, however, there was more fortune, in keeping with the long-standing success of ballad opera, which was renewed by a new
History_of_opera
Style of Italian opera
Opera seria (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɔːpera ˈsɛːrja]; plural: opere serie; usually called dramma per musica or melodramma serio) is an Italian musical
Opera_seria
English composer and conductor
congregational mass setting (the Anglican Folk Mass), and four operas including a ballad opera. Shaw delighted in describing himself as a cockney, a title
Martin_Shaw_(composer)
Genre of French opera
Opéra comique (French: [ɔpeʁa kɔmik]; plural: opéras comiques) is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged from the
Opéra_comique
English actor, director and writer (1905–1994)
Hofmannsthal's Everyman. That same year, he wrote the lyrics to his father's ballad-opera, All at Sea, which played at the Royal College of Music. In 1957 he played
Sebastian_Shaw_(actor)
The Transports is a folk ballad opera written by Peter Bellamy released by Free Reed Records in 1977. It is often cited as Bellamy's greatest achievement
The_Transports
romantic ballad opera in four acts The raven or the fraternal test (Ravnen eller Broderprøven) (1832), Schubothske Boghandel, Copenhagen, magic opera in three
Hans Christian Andersen bibliography
Hans_Christian_Andersen_bibliography
Genre of French drama
type of comic opera, usually in three or four acts, without spoken dialogue. This differed from opéra-ballet (another genre mixing opera and dance) in
Comédie-ballet
Type of Chinese comedy
"singing" and actions of specific characters in traditional Chinese operas such as Peking opera, Pingxi, and Bangzi. Teasing (Chinese: 逗; pinyin: dòu): to make
Xiangsheng
English folk song
oldest known reference to the song is an alternative text written for a ballad opera in 1729. It became notorious after Wolfe was reported to have sung it
How_Stands_the_Glass_Around
number opera format was standard until the mid-19th century and most opera genres, including opera seria, opera buffa, opéra comique, ballad opera, Singspiel
Number_opera
Play by Gabriel Odingsells
Bayes's Opera is a 1730 ballad opera by the British writer Gabriel Odingsells. It was part of a boom in ballad operas that followed in the wake of the
Bayes's_Opera
Professional theatre staged in London, England
current location, and the Royal Opera House opened in Covent Garden on 7 December 1732. John Gay's ballad opera The Beggar's Opera ran for 62 performances in
West_End_theatre
Dramatic literary form
include Friedrich Schiller's Demetrius and Shakespeare's King John. Ballad opera, a popular theatrical style of its time, marked the earliest form of
Play_(theatre)
Play by Henry Fielding
Opera the main storyline involves two men and their rival pursuit of women. The play is Fielding's first truly political play and first ballad opera.
The_Grub_Street_Opera
Ballad opera by Michael Tippett
Robin Hood is a ballad opera by Michael Tippett based on the legend of Robin Hood. Composed in 1934, the score remains unpublished. However, Tippett later
Robin_Hood_(Tippett_opera)
Archaic term for mounted robber who steals from travellers
drama is Captain Macheath, hero of John Gay's 18th-century ballad opera The Beggar's Opera. The legend of Dick Turpin was significantly boosted by Rookwood
Highwayman
Ballad opera
Henry Fielding and was a companion piece to Joseph Addison's Cato. As a ballad opera, it contained 19 songs and was a collaboration with Mr Seedo, a musician
The_Lottery_(play)
Operas in Italy or in the Italian language
Italian opera is both the art of opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language. Opera was born in Italy around the year 1600 and Italian opera has continued
Italian_opera
English composer and arranger(1888–1947)
Goossens and Felix Harold White. Dramatic Charming Chloe, ballad opera Kate, the Cabin Boy, ballad opera (1923) The Story of the Willow Pattern Plate, comic
Gerrard_Williams
The art form known as opera originated in Italy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, though it drew upon older traditions of medieval and Renaissance
Origins_of_opera
English actress and singer (1929–2025)
Forbes, Elizabeth. London Opera Diary – The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein. Park Lane Opera at Collegiate Theatre, 22 March. Opera, June 1978, p624. Norman
Patricia_Routledge
dialogue and singing, influenced by the similar genres of the ballad opera in England and the opéra comique in France. Often having sentimental plots and extremely
Opera_in_German
Opera by Carlisle Floyd
Of Mice and Men is an opera in three acts by the American composer Carlisle Floyd. The English libretto was written by Floyd and is based on the 1937
Of_Mice_and_Men_(opera)
Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria Cairo Opera House, Cairo Damanhur Opera House, Damanhur Egyptian Royal Opera House, Cairo (burnt in 1971) Port Said Opera House
List_of_opera_houses
Church of England during his lifetime. The Most Celebrated Aires in the Opera of Tom Thumb (London, 1733), by John Frederick Lampe Ode upon St. Cecilia’s
List of compositions by Thomas Arne
List_of_compositions_by_Thomas_Arne
2009 CHNCPA has staged operas such as Xi Shi and A Village Teacher in 2009, The Chinese Orphan in 2011, and the folk-opera The Ballad of Canal in 2012. The
Western_opera_in_Chinese
1928 song by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill
Moritat is a medieval version of the murder ballad performed by strolling minstrels. In The Threepenny Opera, the Moritat singer with his street organ introduces
Mack_the_Knife
Musical artist
third album Bells, Boots and Shambles (1973) and Peter Bellamy on the ballad opera The Transports (1977). By the late 1970s, she retreated from touring
Dolly_Collins
Japanese comedy genre
dance Ballad opera Cabaret Café-chantant Café-théâtre Comédie-ballet Comedy club Light music Music hall Musical theatre Opéra bouffe Opéra bouffon Opera buffa
Owarai
BALLAD OPERA
BALLAD OPERA
Boy/Male
Muslim
Abu al-abbas al-tamimi had this name. a grammarian of Basrah and egypt
Boy/Male
Latin
Stutters.
Boy/Male
Indian
Abu al-abbas al-tamimi had this name. a grammarian of Basrah and egypt
Male
English
From an Old English derogatory name for a bald-headed person; it became a surname, then transferred to forename; derived from Middle English balled, BALLARD means "rounded like a ball," hence "bald-headed."
Boy/Male
German American
Mighty.
Boy/Male
British, Christian, English, French, German
A Dancing Song; Brave and Strong
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : derogatory nickname from a derivative of bald ‘bald-headed’ (see Bald 2).
Boy/Male
Hindu
The Sun
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly southern Yorkshire and East Midlands)
English (chiefly southern Yorkshire and East Midlands) : regional name from the district in southern Yorkshire around Sheffield and Ecclesfield called Hallam, or a habitational name from a place of this name in Derbyshire. The Derbyshire name is from Old English halum, dative plural of halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’ (see Hale 1). The Yorkshire district, sometimes called Hallamshire, is possibly of the same derivation or alternatively from hallum, dative plural of Old English hall ‘stone’, ‘rock’, Old Norse hallr.
Surname or Lastname
Spanish
Spanish : of uncertain origin. Theoretically it could be a variant of vallón, from valle ‘valley’, but neither form is attested as a vocabulary word or as a place name element. Alternatively, it could be a Castilian spelling of Catalan Batlló, Balló, nicknames from diminutives of batlle ‘dancing’.English : variant spelling of Balon.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Balsam or Yiddish balzam ‘balm’, ‘balsam’.German : occupational name for a seller of spices and perfumes, from Latin balsamum ‘balsam’, ‘aromatic resin’.German : variant of Balsel (see Baltzell).English : habitational name from Balsham in Cambridgeshire, named with an Old English personal name, Bæll(i), + hÄm ‘homestead’, ‘village’, or Balstone in Devon.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places called Dalham, one in Suffolk and one in Kent, both named from Old English dæl ‘valley’ + hÄm ‘settlement’, ‘homestead’, or from Daleham in Sussex, which is named from Old English dæl ‘valley’ + Old English hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’, ‘meadow’.
Girl/Female
German
Bold or strong.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Balsam, Balm
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Ball 2, the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.German : variant of the Germanic personal name Balther (from bald ‘bold’, ‘strong’).
Male
English
Variant spelling of Middle English and Old French Aillard, ALLARD means "noble strength."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Balham, a habitational name from a place in Surrey (now part of south London), named with Old English bealg ‘smooth’ or ‘round’ + hamm ‘water meadow’, ‘land hemmed in by water’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a belltower, from a compound of Middle English belle ‘bell’ + hous ‘house’. The surname is now found chiefly in Yorkshire.Greek form of the Italian surname Bella, or alternatively a nickname derived from Slavic bel ‘white’.
Girl/Female
Indian
Balsam, Balm
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Abu Al-abbas Al-tamimi had this Name; He was a Grammarian of Basrah and Egypt
BALLAD OPERA
BALLAD OPERA
Girl/Female
Gaelic American Irish
Dark haired.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Friend of the Gods
Boy/Male
Indian
Bright and graceful, Wild Jasmine, Honey
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Misery
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
King; Magnificent
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Virtuous; Full of Virtues
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Goal; Aim; Target
Girl/Female
Indian
Grace
Boy/Male
Muslim
Noble, Honored, Well-esteem
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Origin; Starting Point
BALLAD OPERA
BALLAD OPERA
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BALLAD OPERA
BALLAD OPERA
a.
Furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; -- used in composition; as, broad-billed.
n.
The act of voting by balls or written or printed ballots or tickets; the system of voting secretly by balls or by tickets.
n.
A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color.
n.
A form of French versification, sometimes imitated in English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding with a refrain, and the whole poem with an envoy.
n.
A vallar crown.
n.
Pallas Athene, the Grecian goddess of wisdom, called also Athene, and identified, at a later period, with the Roman Minerva.
imp. & p. p.
of Ball
v. t.
To make mention of in ballads.
n.
A writer of ballads.
n.
A black variety of the jaguar; -- called also tapir tiger.
pl.
of Bulla
n.
The company of persons who perform the ballet.
n.
Ballad poems; the subject or style of ballads.
n.
To vote or decide by ballot; as, to ballot for a candidate.
v. t.
To treat or anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam; to render balsamic.
a.
Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance; pallid blue.
v. i.
To make or sing ballads.
a.
A large wild duck (Anas boschas) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also greenhead.
n.
A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.