Opéra bouffe
French opera genre
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::summary French opera genre ::
Opéra bouffe (, plural: opéras bouffes) is a genre of mid- to late 19th-century French operetta, closely associated with Jacques Offenbach, who produced many of them at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, inspiring the genre's name.
It differs from the opéra comique of the same period for elements of comedy, satire, parody and farce. The most famous examples are La belle Hélène, Barbe-bleue (Bluebeard), La Vie parisienne, La Périchole and La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein.
References
References
- Bartlet, M. Elizabeth C.. (2001). "Opéra bouffe (Fr.)".
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