opera bouffe

Definitions of opera bouffe
  1. noun
    opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken
    synonyms: bouffe, comic opera, opera comique
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    types:
    light opera, operetta
    a short amusing opera
    type of:
    opera
    a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
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