Meaning of opera bouffe | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of French comic opera, typified by everyday characters and ludicrous situations.

attributive, countable, often, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He sang solos from "La Grande Duchesse," and many other opera-bouffe songs, with great taste and verve.”

“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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