opéra comique

American  

[op-er-uh ko-meek, op-ruh, aw-pey-ra kaw-meek] / ˈɒp ər ə kɒˈmik, ˈɒp rə, ɔ peɪ ra kɔˈmik /

noun

plural

opéra comiques, opéras comique,

plural

operas comiques

1. comic opera.

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opéra comique British  

/ kɒˈmiːk, ɔpera kɔmik /

noun

1. a type of opera, not necessarily comic, current in France during the 19th century and characterized by spoken dialogue. It originated in satirical parodies of grand opera

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Etymology

Origin of opéra comique

Borrowed into English from French around 1735–45

Example Sentences

Gaveaux’s setting emphasizes that celebration of domestic bliss, in keeping with the conventions of opéra comique.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2017

He had composed his work within the conventions of opéra comique, in which musical numbers are separated by spoken dialogue.

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2011

In 1872 he brought out “Don Cæsar de Bazan,” an opéra comique in three acts, and in the following year incidental music to the tragedy “Les Erinnyes,” after Æschylus.

From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)

Soon afterwards, Monsigny, a composer who may well be called the father of opéra comique, produced his first work, and started upon a career of success which extended into the next century.

From The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. by Fuller-Maitland, J. A.

This form of entertainment scarcely came within the province of art, but it served as a starting-point for the history of opéra comique, which was afterwards so brilliant.

From The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. by Fuller-Maitland, J. A.