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The Opéra bouffon is a genre of 18th and 19th-century French opera. Pages in category "Opéras bouffons" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Jester. A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during royal court. Jesters were also traveling performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events.
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work (called an opera), which combines a text (called a libretto) and a musical score. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition. While the scale of opera can be larger or smaller—there are many different genres of opera—performance typically involves ...
Operă. Operă (din limba italiană, opera in musica, „ lucrare muzicală “) este un termen desemnând din anul 1597 un gen muzical ca o formă de teatru, fiind deseori denumită teatru liric, în care întreaga acțiune se desfășoară total sau predominant utilizând muzică și cântat. Mai târziu, va fi denumită la fel, de asemenea ...
Opéra comique är en fransk opera med talad dialog. Benämningen härstammar från slutet av 1600-talet och avsåg då de komiska sångspel som uppfördes på Théatre Italien i Paris , och från början av 1700-talet även repertoaren på marknadsteatrarna i Pariskvarteren Saint-Germain och Saint-Laurent .
Au XVIIIe siècle, l'appellation « opéra bouffon » est employée pour différencier une catégorie particulière d' opéras-comiques 2. Ce n'est qu'au XIXe que le terme d'« opéra bouffe » apparaît sous la plume de Jacques Offenbach lorsqu'il prend en 1855 la direction des Bouffes-Parisiens .
