Opéra bouffon is the French term for the Italian genre of opera called opera buffa performed in 18th-century France, either in the original language or in French translation. The term is sometimes confused with the French opéra comique.
Sources
- Bartlet, M Elizabeth C: Opéra bouffon in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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