opera bouffe
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In 1894 the U.S. struck him as "a grand opera bouffe of absolutely daft or imbecile human beings."
From Time Magazine Archive
Jovial, pretty and full of technical traps, the Rossini-influenced work sends the solo violin scampering like the hero of some demonic opera bouffe.
From Time Magazine Archive
But they figure nevertheless in scene after scene of political opera bouffe which even the most gifted satirist would be proud to have invented.
From Time Magazine Archive
That was Act I of the opera bouffe, and there were some who cheered.
From Time Magazine Archive
Somehow, it seemed rather fascinating to have the opera bouffe side of the Black Republic presented to us.
From The Social Gangster by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
