Fairy-tale opera

• Opéra féerie is a French genre of opera or opéra-ballet, often with elements of magic in their stories.
• The English genre of "fairy opera" includes Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe
• The German genre of Märchenoper has its roots in Italian opera. Hansel and [Gretel |Hänsel und Gretel] is considered a key work of the genre.