Opéra bouffe
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Opéra bouffe (French pronunciation: [ɔpeʁa buf], plural: opéras bouffes), literally "jesting opera",[1] is a genre of mid- to late 19th-century French operetta. It is closely associated with Jacques Offenbach, who produced many operas of this genre at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, inspiring the genre's name.[2]
It differs from the opéra comique of the same period in being more humorous and farcical, often with satirical elements.[2] The most famous examples are La belle Hélène, Barbe-bleue (Bluebeard), La Vie parisienne, La Périchole and La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein.
References
[edit]- ↑ "opera bouffe". Oxford English Dictionary (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/OED/1341430687. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- 1 2 Bartlet, M. Elizabeth C. (2001). "Opéra bouffe (Fr.)". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.43698. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription, Wikilibrary access, or UK public library membership required)
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