See Also: tragedie lyrique(dictionary)

tragedie lyrique (iou)



tragedie lyrique noun phr. Pl. -s -s (pronounced same). E20.
[French, lit. 'lyric tragedy'.]
A type of serious French opera of the 17th and 18th cents. making use of tragic mythological or epic subjects; an example of this. Cf. OPERA SERIA.