comic opera

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Then came that triumphant homecoming to the White House, which looked to his supporters like the happy ending of an action movie, and to his detractors like a scene from a comic opera.

From BBC

In Mozart’s comic operas, humor is used to break down our defenses.

From Los Angeles Times

This comic opera focuses on an assassination plot.

From New York Times

In 1882, they were integrated into the costumes of fairies in a Savoy Theatre production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera “Iolanthe.”

From Seattle Times

The Mikado New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players stage the British duo’s classic comic opera/social satire set in feudal Japan.

From Los Angeles Times