opera bouffe
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General Wood's disclosure tended to confirm this opera bouffe conception of insular politics.
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.
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After dabbling without much success with ballet scores, he turned to opera bouffe, managed to get The Village Soothsayer produced at Fontainebleau to Louis XV's praise.
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The pedigree of this tatterdemalion opera bouffe is long and diffuse.
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He had seen what there was to be seen of the opera bouffe in his own country, but the brilliant, perfect performance of a company at the London Gaiety he had yet to enjoy.
From The Girl From His Town by Vorst, Marie Van
