opéra-comique – Definition in music

Definition of the French term opéra-comique in music:

opéra bouffe (French genre of opera containing spoken dialogue)

Language

French

Singular

opéra-comique

Plural

opéras-comiques

Variant

opéra comique

Music scores that include opéra-comique:

Jacques Offenbach: Robinson Crusoé (1867) Page 1

French musical terms related to opéra-comique:

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comédie mêlée d'ariettes – literally "comedy mixed with little arias"...
comique – comical, humorous
drame lyrique – literally "lyric drama"...
fait historique – historical event, historical fact...
farce – farce (comic dramatic work featuring exaggerated b...
grand opéra – grand opera (genre of 19th-century opera, characte...
opéra – opera...
opéra à sauvetage – rescue opera (genre of opera from late 18th- and e...
opéra bouffe – opéra bouffe (French genre of opera containing spo...
opéra bouffon – literally "comic opera"...
opéra féerie – literally "fairy opera"...
opéra lyrique – literally "lyric opera"...
opéra-ballet – opéra-ballet (genre of French Baroque lyric theatr...
opérette – operetta (opera of a lighter character, often with...
semi-opéra – semi-opera
tragédie en musique – tragédie en musique (French genre of opera of the ...
tragédie lyrique – tragédie en musique (French genre of opera of the ...
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