opera bouffe
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A confused story-within-a-story and a stage-within-a-stage set mix Grecian mythology with Mozartian opera bouffe.
From Time Magazine Archive
He returned with a big stranger, dressed in an opera bouffe green and yellow uniform, carrying a rifle in a yellow leather sling.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Young Menotti nowhere showed astonishing originality, certainly showed he could write better opera bouffe than any other man alive.
From Time Magazine Archive
‘He looks like a brigand in opera bouffe.’
From Jerry by Webster, Jean
