Definitions for opera bouffe
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Princeton's WordNet
comic opera, opera bouffe, bouffe, opera comique(noun)
opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Opera Bouffe
an opera in an extravagant burlesque style, with characters, music, and other accompaniments to match; is the creation of Offenbach (q. v.), his more distinguished successors in the production of which have been Lecocq, Hervé, and Strauss.
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