opera buffa

ˈɒprə ˈbʊfə

Definition

Definition of opera buffa - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

music

TECH.

Italian comic opera from the 18th century

TECH.

Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro' is an opera buffa.
The opera buffa delighted audiences with its humor.
He studied the structure of opera buffa in music class.

comic opera

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Expressions with opera

soap opera

TV or radio drama with emotional stories

She never misses her favorite soap opera.

opera house

building designed for opera performances

The opera house in Sydney is famous worldwide..

opera singer

person singing opera professionally

Maria Callas was a famous opera singer.

opera star

person who sings in operas and is very famous

The opera star received a standing ovation for her performance.

light opera

opera with funny story, lighter music, sometimes spoken dialogue

Light opera is often performed in smaller theaters.

opera company

organization that produces and performs operas

The opera company staged five different productions last season.

Origin of opera buffa

Italian, opera (work, musical drama) + buffa (comic, funny, from buffo "comic actor")

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French:opera buffa, ...
German:komische Oper, ...
Italian:opera buffa, ...
Spanish:ópera bufa, ...
Portuguese:ópera bufa, ...
Chinese:喜歌剧, ...
Japanese:オペラ・ブッファ, ...
Arabic:أوبرا بوفا, ...
Hebrew:אוֹפֵּרָה בּוּפָּה, ...
Russian:опера-буффа, ...
Ukrainian:комічна опера, ...
Hindi:ओपेरा बुफा, ...
Bengali:হাস্যরসাত্মক অপেরা, ...
Catalan:òpera buffa, ...
Czech:opera buffa, ...
Danish:opera buffa, ...
Dutch:opera buffa, ...
Greek:κωμική όπερα, ...
Hungarian:opera buffa, ...
Khmer:ល្ខោនអូប៉េរ៉ាកំប្លែងអ៊ីតាលីសតវត្សទីដប់ប្រាំបី, ...
Korean:오페라 부파, ...
Persian:اپرای بوفا, ...
Polish:opera buffa, ...
Portuguese (BR):ópera buffa, ...
Romanian:opera buffa, ...
Swedish:italiensk komisk opera, ...
Thai:โอเปร่าตลก, ...
Turkish:opera buffa, ...
Vietnamese:opera buffa, ...

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