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- opéra comique
- French
- literally ΓÇ£comic operaΓÇ¥. Two specific meanings.
- 1. A type of 18th century French comic opera with spoken dialogue, as opposed to serious opera on heroic or mythological subjects.
- 2. Any 19th century opera with spoken dialogue, for example GounodΓÇÖs Faust and BizetΓÇÖs Carmen in their original versions, without recitative.