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

opéra comiques, plural opéras comique, plural operas comiques plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• operas comiques
  plural
• opéra comiques
  plural
• opéras comique
  plural

Etymology

Origin of opéra comique

Borrowed into English from French around 1735–45

Example Sentences

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opéra comique

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)

The opening years of the nineteenth century saw a singular evolution, if not revolution, in the history of 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.

Although his genius was naturally of a serious and dignified cast, Méhul wrote many works in a lighter vein, partly no doubt in emulation of Grétry, the prince of 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.