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opéra-comique
opéra-comique (Fr.). Comic opera. By no means the Fr. equivalent of opera buffa, and it has changed its meaning several times. It now means opera in which there is spoken dialogue, but the subject-matter ought to be light-hearted and treated thus. Beethoven's Fidelio and Bizet's Carmen are technically opéras-comiques but cannot be classified as such.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "opéra-comique." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "opéra-comique." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-opracomique.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "opéra-comique." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-opracomique.html |
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Opéra-Comique." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Opéra-Comique." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-OpraComique.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Opéra-Comique." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-OpraComique.html |
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