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bouffe::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | comic opera, opera bouffe, opera comique |
| Type of | opera |
| Has types | light opera, operetta |
Examples of bouffe
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On weekdays, one or two of the plays were performed, but each Saturday the National put on a grand Stoppardian bouffe.
From the time.com
The orgiastic bouffe-meals that would consume long hours of relentless, if not hoggish stuffing of the gullet-got its just desserts.
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This weekend the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival concluded its 10-day grande bouffe of celebrity sightings, endless queues and 312 features.
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Jovial, pretty and full of technical traps, the Rossini-influenced work sends the solo violin scampering like the hero of some demonic opera bouffe.
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Away from the opera bouffe of Manila, Philippine politics looks less like liberal democracy than elective feudalism, where dominant local clans hold sway.
From the economist.com
Foreign operas were popular among the upper-class throughout the 19th century, while other styles of musical theater included operettas, ballad operas and the opera bouffe.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Comic opera: opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken
- Opera buffa (pronouncedu00A0; plural: opere buffe; Italian for "comic opera") is a genre of opera. It was first used as an informal description of Italian comic operas variously classified by their authors as commedia in musica, commedia per musica, dramma bernesco, dramma comico, divertimento giocoso.
