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opera buffa: Meaning and Definition of

o•pe•ra buf•fa

Pronunciation: (op'ur-u b'fu, op'ruIt.ô'pe-rä bf'fä), [key]
— pl. o•pe•ra buf•fas, o•pe•ras buf•fa, o•pe•re buf•fe
  1. an Italian farcical comic opera originating in the 18th century and containing recitativo secco, patter songs, and ensemble finales.
  2. the operatic genre comprising such works.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
opéra bouffe opéra comique
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