The genre that we will be exploring does not, as of yet, have a name. It is not a new performance category, but rather one that has existed as a component of other performing arts genres. This genre is most solidly seen in works created over the last century, but arguably can be identified in works prior to the 20th century.
To unpack this concept a little, what I am talking about is a textually rooted, performance based, highly visual, progressively conceived theatre-with-music.
This genre, to date, can most concretely be described by the word "opera", but also has valid permutations in what is perceived as performance art, musical theatre, theatre with music, lyrical plays, dance pieces, theatrical concert music, song cycles, concept albums, folk works and hybrid theater experiments.
What I will be doing in this blog is working towards finding the correct word or phase [hopefully 3 words or less] that accurately describes this under-explored, yet to be named genre of theatre-that-just-happens-to-be-opera.
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