Opéra bouffe (ɔpeʁa buf, plural: opéras bouffes) is a genre of late 19th-century French operetta, closely associated with Jacques Offenbach, who produced many of them at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens that gave its name to the form. Opéras bouffes are known for elements of comedy, satire, parody and farce. The most famous examples are La...
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(from the article `opera buffa`) ...in opera buffa. The earliest opera buffa still regularly performed is Giovanni Battista Pergolesi`s La serva padrona (1733; The Maid as Mistress). ... ...of Italian styles. The Guerre des Bouffons (`war of the comedians`) between partisans of French and Italian theatrical styles was eventual...
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An opera bouffe was a type of light or satirical opera common in France during the 19th century.
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a comic opera, esp. of farcical character.
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