Opéra bouffe

Opéra bouffe (French pronunciation: ​[ɔpeʁa buf], plural: opéras bouffes) is a genre of late 19th-century French operetta, closely associated with Jacques Offenbach, who produced many of them at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens that gave its name to the form.

Not to be confused with Opera buffa.

Opéras bouffes are known for elements of comedy, satire, parody and farce. The most famous examples are La belle Hélène, Barbe-bleue (Bluebeard), La Vie parisienne, La Périchole and La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein.

Sources
  • Bartlet, M. Elizabeth C.: "Opéra bouffe" Stanley Sadie (ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (London, 1992). ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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