How To Use Opera comique In A Sentence
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In spite of the serious and even tragic cast of the plot, the use of spoken dialogue compels us to class 'Les Deux Journées' as an opéra comique; and the same rule applies to 'Médée,' Cherubini's finest work, an opera which for dignity of thought and grandeur of expression deserves to rank high among the productions of the period.
The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory.
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For those interested: “Manon” is the title of a charming XIXe century “opéra comique” by Massenet, based on Manon Lascaut, an XVIIIe century novel by Prévost.
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Carmen is a French opéra comique by Georges Bizet.
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In 1878 S.r S.afford Northcote's Budget, described as "unambitious", increased the duty on dogs and tobacco and raised income tax by 2d; Mrs Brassey published "The Voyage of the S.nbeam", an account of her round-the-world cruise by yacht; the phonograph ( "an instrument which prints sound for subsequent reproduction by electricity") was a popular novelty; and Gilbert and S.llivan's H.M.S. Pinafore had its first night on May 25 at the Opera Comique.
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His first work at the Opera Comique was the one-act opera, "La double echelle," produced in 1837 with success.
The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers
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Opéra Comique, I often obtained admission to that house as a _claqueur_.
My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71
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Confusingly called an opéra comique because it has spoken dialogue, its subject is tragic.
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Rossini was too potent for the plastic Gauls to resist, and to his influence may be traced the most salient features of the school of opéra comique which is best represented by Auber.
The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory.
