opera bouffe

See also: opéra bouffe

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French opéra bouffe.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɒp(ə)ɹəˈbuːf/

Noun

opera bouffe (countable and uncountable, plural operas bouffes)

  1. (often attributive) A type of French comic opera, typified by everyday characters and ludicrous situations. [from 19th c.]
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 144:
      He sang solos from "La Grande Duchesse," and many other opera-bouffe songs, with great taste and verve.
    • 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 176:
      There was one moment of opéra bouffe when the plump Biaggi and two other plotters were trapped in an antique Parisian lift between floors on the way to a top-level and secret meeting.
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