opéra comique
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Etymology
Origin of opéra comique
Borrowed into English from French around 1735–45
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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
After Boieldieu's time the influence of Rossini became paramount, and opéra comique, unable to resist a spell so formidable, began to lose its distinctively national characteristics.
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.
In Paris it was performed in 1750, and may be said at once to have founded the school of French opéra comique.
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.
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