Musicals emerged primarily from the European Operetta which is a lighter version of the popular opera.
The operetta is a drama-musical production that is almost like the opera structurally. But the difference is that the plot is usually full of romance dramas alongside with music.
A lot of dance scenes and dialogues are also incorporated in them. One big difference was that the operettas were usually shorter than the operas.
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