opera bouffen.

Brit.

/ˌɒp(ə)rə ˈbuːf/, U.S.

/ˈˌɑp(ə)rə ˈbuf/

Inflections: Plural operas bouffes.

Forms: 1800s– opera bouffe, 1900s– opéra bouffe.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French opéra bouffe.

Etymology: < French opéra bouffe (1789 or earlier) < opéra opera n.¹ + bouffe jesting (1789; 1791 as buffe ; < Italian buffo comic < buffone : see buffoon n.), after opéra buffa or Italian opera buffa opera buffa n.In plural form opéras bouffes after the French plural form.

French comic opera, with dialogue in recitative and characters drawn from everyday life (cf. opera buffa n.); an example of this. Frequently attributive or as adj. Also in extended use. Cf. bouffe n.²

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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > opera > [noun] > type of

comic opera1706

grand opera1720

operetta1741

opera comique1742

burletta1748

opera buffa1783

mezzo carattere1806

opera seria1808

light opera1813

tragédie lyrique1823

opera semiseria1825

opera bouffe1842

operette1871

rescue opera1943

Peking opera1953

monodrama1954

opera magica1956

pop opera1964

bouffe-

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > opera > [adjective] > types of

opera buffa1783

opera bouffe1842

Savoy1882

opera-bouffeish1889

Tristanesque1942

1842 Era 29 May 5/2 The theatre Il Fondo opened with the ‘Avaro’, an opera bouffe, in two acts.

1868 J. D. McCabe Secrets Great City 82 Opera bouffe is very popular, for those who cannot understand the language are generally quick enough to catch or appreciate the indecency of the plot of situations.

1870 D. J. Kirwan Palace & Hovel xvi. 235 Mademoiselle Helena Schneider, the opera bouffe singer.

1895 G. B. Shaw Let. 31 Aug. (1965) I. 553 Such are the opera bouffe depths to which I have descended.

1937 New Statesman 25 Dec. 1102/2 The opéra-bouffe Jupiter who attempts to cuckold him [sc. Amphitryon] by assuming his form.

1970 W. Apel Harvard Dict. Music (rev. ed.) 187/2 A special type of comic opera is represented by the opéras bouffes of Offenbach.

1992 Times 28 Oct. 2/7 The presence behind Mr Major's shoulder at PM's questions of Dame Jill..has lent an air of opera bouffe to proceedings.

Derivatives

opera-ˈbouffeish adj. having the character of opera bouffe.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > opera > [adjective] > types of

opera buffa1783

opera bouffe1842

Savoy1882

opera-bouffeish1889

Tristanesque1942

1889 ‘F. Anstey’ Pariah i. vi One of the opéra-bouffeish cabanes came creaking..over the sand.

1900 Cent. Mag. Feb. 512/2 We can have the car as far as that, and then make separate expeditions to those nice opera-bouffe-ish-sounding places.

opera-ˈbouffer n. an actor in opera bouffe; also in extended use.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > actor in specific type of play

comedy player1550

tragedy player1552

comediant1568

tragic1577

tragedian1590

comedian1603

comic1619

interludera1627

pastorista1627

tragicomediana1627

tragedy actor1690

low comedian1740

tragedy man1784

exodiary1793

farcer1813

monopolylogist1830

stock actor1839

beneficiaire1841

monologuist1853

monologist1858

burlesquer1869

opera-bouffer1870

low comedy1885

knockabout1887

farceur1889

folk-player1936

1870 J. Fisk Let. 11 Nov. in R. W. McAlpine Life & Times Col. J. Fisk 419 Mr Comer gave them an order not to deliver anything only on my written order to stop the ‘opera bouffers’.

1882 J. J. Jennings Theatr. & Circus Life 76 There is something so indescribably funny in the costumes, in the facial make-up, and all that, of the happy opera-bouffer or festive burlesquer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opera bouffe
释义	opera bouffen. Brit. /ˌɒp(ə)rə ˈbuːf/, U.S. /ˈˌɑp(ə)rə ˈbuf/ Inflections: Plural operas bouffes. Forms: 1800s– opera bouffe, 1900s– opéra bouffe. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French opéra bouffe. Etymology: < French opéra bouffe (1789 or earlier) < opéra opera n.¹ + bouffe jesting (1789; 1791 as buffe ; < Italian buffo comic < buffone : see buffoon n.), after opéra buffa or Italian opera buffa opera buffa n.In plural form opéras bouffes after the French plural form. French comic opera, with dialogue in recitative and characters drawn from everyday life (cf. opera buffa n.); an example of this. Frequently attributive or as adj. Also in extended use. Cf. bouffe n.² ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > opera > [noun] > type of comic opera1706 grand opera1720 operetta1741 opera comique1742 burletta1748 opera buffa1783 mezzo carattere1806 opera seria1808 light opera1813 tragédie lyrique1823 opera semiseria1825 opera bouffe1842 operette1871 rescue opera1943 Peking opera1953 monodrama1954 opera magica1956 pop opera1964 bouffe- society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > opera > [adjective] > types of opera buffa1783 opera bouffe1842 Savoy1882 opera-bouffeish1889 Tristanesque1942 1842 Era 29 May 5/2 The theatre Il Fondo opened with the ‘Avaro’, an opera bouffe, in two acts. 1868 J. D. McCabe Secrets Great City 82 Opera bouffe is very popular, for those who cannot understand the language are generally quick enough to catch or appreciate the indecency of the plot of situations. 1870 D. J. Kirwan Palace & Hovel xvi. 235 Mademoiselle Helena Schneider, the opera bouffe singer. 1895 G. B. Shaw Let. 31 Aug. (1965) I. 553 Such are the opera bouffe depths to which I have descended. 1937 New Statesman 25 Dec. 1102/2 The opéra-bouffe Jupiter who attempts to cuckold him [sc. Amphitryon] by assuming his form. 1970 W. Apel Harvard Dict. Music (rev. ed.) 187/2 A special type of comic opera is represented by the opéras bouffes of Offenbach. 1992 Times 28 Oct. 2/7 The presence behind Mr Major's shoulder at PM's questions of Dame Jill..has lent an air of opera bouffe to proceedings. Derivatives opera-ˈbouffeish adj. having the character of opera bouffe. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > opera > [adjective] > types of opera buffa1783 opera bouffe1842 Savoy1882 opera-bouffeish1889 Tristanesque1942 1889 ‘F. Anstey’ Pariah i. vi One of the opéra-bouffeish cabanes came creaking..over the sand. 1900 Cent. Mag. Feb. 512/2 We can have the car as far as that, and then make separate expeditions to those nice opera-bouffe-ish-sounding places. opera-ˈbouffer n. an actor in opera bouffe; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > actor in specific type of play comedy player1550 tragedy player1552 comediant1568 tragic1577 tragedian1590 comedian1603 comic1619 interludera1627 pastorista1627 tragicomediana1627 tragedy actor1690 low comedian1740 tragedy man1784 exodiary1793 farcer1813 monopolylogist1830 stock actor1839 beneficiaire1841 monologuist1853 monologist1858 burlesquer1869 opera-bouffer1870 low comedy1885 knockabout1887 farceur1889 folk-player1936 1870 J. Fisk Let. 11 Nov. in R. W. McAlpine Life & Times Col. J. Fisk 419 Mr Comer gave them an order not to deliver anything only on my written order to stop the ‘opera bouffers’. 1882 J. J. Jennings Theatr. & Circus Life 76 There is something so indescribably funny in the costumes, in the facial make-up, and all that, of the happy opera-bouffer or festive burlesquer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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