comic-opera

[ kom-ik-op-er-uh, -op-ruh ]

/ ˈkɒm ɪkˈɒp ər ə, -ˈɒp rə /

comically vainglorious; having farcically self-important aspects: a comic-opera army, proud in its ceremonial splendor but inept on the battlefield.

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comic opera

a diverting opera with spoken dialogue and a happy ending.

the tradition or genre of such operas.

First recorded in 1905–10

Unhappily his comic-opera politics prove that in attempting Parnassus he mistook his mountain.

Books and Persons |Arnold Bennett
The most pleasing set of youths that I ever met were the members of a comic-opera troupe.

Side Lights |James Runciman
She had been first a comic-opera singer, and later had earned good money by giving singing lessons.

My Austrian Love |Maxime Provost
Jim felt that the Government had buncoed him into this comic-opera chorus.

We Can't Have Everything |Rupert Hughes

Zanzibar is an "Arabian Nights" city, a comic-opera capital, a most difficult city to take seriously.

The Congo and Coasts of Africa |Richard Harding Davis

comic opera

a play largely set to music, employing comic effects or situations See also opéra bouffe, opera buffa