opera bouffe
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Sardinian Brigade does not discredit the bravery of Italian fighters; it only shows that Italian fighting and opera bouffe were often closely related.
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The pedigree of this tatterdemalion opera bouffe is long and diffuse.
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In Los Angeles, Peruvian Songbird Yma Sumac, 35, exercising all the resources of her four-octave voice, starred in a choice bit of opera bouffe in three acts.
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Young Menotti nowhere showed astonishing originality, certainly showed he could write better opera bouffe than any other man alive.
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If Ethel were a ballet-dancer, or had taken to opera bouffe, she would be much more entertaining!
From Brooke's Daughter A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
