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单词 opéra bouffe
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Definition of opéra bouffe in English:

opéra bouffe

nounPlural opéras bouffesˌɒp(ə)rə ˈbuːfɔpeʀa bufˈäp(ə)rə ˈbo͞of
  • A French comic opera, with dialogue in recitative and characters drawn from everyday life.

    the libretto for Offenbach's opéra bouffe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At the other end of the spectrum from Meyerbeer, and aimed directly at the audience of the Exhibitions, was the opéra bouffe of the German-Jewish composer, Jacques Offenbach.
    • Le Testament de la Tante Caroline (‘Aunt Caroline's Will’, 1932-3; staged 1936), a bawdy opéra bouffe, was popular in France though not elsewhere.

Origin

French, from Italian (see opera buffa).

 
 

Definition of opéra bouffe in US English:

opéra bouffe

nounˈäp(ə)rə ˈbo͞of
  • 1A French comic opera, with dialogue in recitative and characters drawn from everyday life.

    the libretto for Offenbach's opéra bouffe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Le Testament de la Tante Caroline (‘Aunt Caroline's Will’, 1932-3; staged 1936), a bawdy opéra bouffe, was popular in France though not elsewhere.
    • At the other end of the spectrum from Meyerbeer, and aimed directly at the audience of the Exhibitions, was the opéra bouffe of the German-Jewish composer, Jacques Offenbach.
    1. 1.1 Opéra bouffe as a genre.

Origin

French, from Italian (see opera buffa).

 
 
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