opera bouffe
Example Sentences
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His tastes led more in the direction of the opera bouffe "and he delighted in Offenbach because he said that the operas made him laugh."
From Time Magazine Archive
After dabbling without much success with ballet scores, he turned to opera bouffe, managed to get The Village Soothsayer produced at Fontainebleau to Louis XV's praise.
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1894 the U.S. struck him as "a grand opera bouffe of absolutely daft or imbecile human beings."
From Time Magazine Archive
Somehow, it seemed rather fascinating to have the opera bouffe side of the Black Republic presented to us.
From The Social Gangster by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
