Noun: opéra bouffe (opéras bouffe)
- Opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken
"Offenbach's 'Orpheus in the Underworld' is a classic example of opéra bouffe";
- comic opera, bouffe, opera comique, opera buffa
Derived forms: opéras bouffe
Type of: opera
Encyclopedia: Opéra bouffe