opera buffa

noun

opera buf·fa -ˈbü-fə

: an 18th century farcical comic opera with dialogue in recitative

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Rossini wrote an opera buffa, an essentially frivolous piece with a whole lot of gorgeous music. —

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023 Mozart’s 1790 opera buffa about two men whose scheme to test their fiancées’ fidelity ends in surprise. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2021 That scenario, one part soap opera and one part opera buffa . . . —

Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 7 Mar. 2021 Leading an orchestra with considerably more strings than Mozart was accustomed to, Zander gave admirable clarity to the opera buffa fugue sections and propulsion to the whole. —

BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2019 The credited adaptation source for Love Wedding Repeat might be a minor French comedy from 2012 called Plan de table, but the model for this strained opera buffa is two Brit hits from the 1990s: Sliding Doors and Four Weddings and a Funeral. —

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2020 The production directed by Michael Shell takes its inspiration from the films of Pedro Almodovar and plays up the colorful, carnival-like atmosphere of Rossini’s opera buffa. 7:30 p.m. April 28, May 2 and May 4 and 2 p.m. May 6. —

Patrick Neas, kansascity, 20 Apr. 2018 Italian elections, frequent and feuding, are often dismissed as opera buffa offerings from a country that never changes. —

Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2018 See More

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