opera bouffe
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Sardinian Brigade does not discredit the bravery of Italian fighters; it only shows that Italian fighting and opera bouffe were often closely related.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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The Roman temperament had as much to do as the police with turning Act II of the Communist pageant into opera bouffe.
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But they figure nevertheless in scene after scene of political opera bouffe which even the most gifted satirist would be proud to have invented.
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If Ethel were a ballet-dancer, or had taken to opera bouffe, she would be much more entertaining!
From Brooke's Daughter A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
