opera comique
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"Fra Diavolo," opera comique, in three acts, words by Scribe, was first produced at the Opera Comique, Paris, Jan.
From The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)
Let us sing, drink and embrace, like the chorus of an opera comique.
From Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings by Sandars, Mary F. (Mary Frances)
Opera comique is not synonymous with comic opera, for the plot of opera comique is as often serious as not.
From Music Notation and Terminology by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson
The attendant attempted to push it on behind, at the same time he gave it a sharp blow with his sheathed sword; this changed the scene to the "opera comique."
From The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs by Baker, Samuel White, Sir
He haf found him when he was a child—der orang-outang—und he was child und brother und opera comique all round to Betran.
From Life's Handicap by Kipling, Rudyard
