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Synonyms for opera bouffe


Grammar : Noun
Spell : op-er-uh boof, op-ruh; French aw-pey-ra boof
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒp ər ə ˈbuf, ˈɒp rə; French ɔ peɪ ra ˈbuf



Définition of opera bouffe

  • noun comic opera
Example sentences :
  • A mere outline of what followed reads like the scenario of an opera bouffe.
  • Extract from : « Jefferson and his Colleagues » by Allen Johnson
  • Never fear; I should not like to miss the finale to this opera bouffe.
  • Extract from : « The Puppet Crown » by Harold MacGrath
  • At least it was different from anything we had had lately—and perhaps not at all opera bouffe, either.
  • Extract from : « The Social Gangster » by Arthur B. Reeve
  • And you are lucky if it isn't some indecent piece from some opera bouffe!
  • Extract from : « The Marquis of Pealta (Marta y Mara) » by Armando Palacio Valds
  • Why had He taken the pains to fashion this Opera Bouffe of a world at all?
  • Extract from : « The Way of the Wind » by Zoe Anderson Norris
  • It was the Italian opera bouffe on the most charming stage in the world.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of Italy » by Henry Dwight Sedgwick
  • And the opera bouffe of "saving our form of government" was staged.
  • Extract from : « The Centralia Conspiracy » by Ralph Chaplin
  • There was something of the opera bouffe about his methods which abstracted from the brilliancy of his success.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Witness » by George Gibbs
  • Before we could spread a wing, a little guard of opera bouffe soldiers was rounding the corner.
  • Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
  • Even these drastic measures did not prevent a French invasion, although it was rather an opera bouffe performance.
  • Extract from : « The History of Cuba, vol. 2 » by Willis Fletcher Johnson

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