burletta

A burletta (Italian, meaning little joke), also sometimes burla or burlettina, is a musical term generally denoting a brief comic Italian (or, later, English) opera. The term was used in the 18th century to denote the comic intermezzos between the acts of an opera seria, but was sometimes given to more extended works; Pergolesi's La serva padrona was designated a 'burletta' at its London premiere in 1750.

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A Nautical Burletta In Three Acts (1828)
Poor Vulcan, a burletta in two acts [and in verse by C. Dibdin].
James Robinson Planché and the English Burletta Tradition
La Perduta! A pastoral burletta. (Address to a Chelsea Figure [in verse].).
The Royal Amphitheatre and Olympic Tom and Jerry Burlettas
Songs ... in an Entirely New ... Burletta ... Called Tom and Jerry, or Life in London ... Founded on P. E.'s Work, Etc.
The Ephesian Matron; Or, The Widow's Tears. An English Burletta. As Performed At The Microcosm Theatre. Written By The Author Of Lov...