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Originally Posted by onodrim
Well technically "The Phatom of the Opera" is an opera, as there is no dialogue and it is all sung, but due to the lack of traiditonal recitative/aria, or particularily spohisticated orchestration, it is better suited to the broadway stage, and so it is seen by the public as a musical.
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The "broadway stage" quote from your response is the key phrase. That's what makes "Phantom of the Opera" a musical and not an opera; intent of the composer. It was created for Broadway, not the Met.