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Light Opera Works was created in 1980.
Light Opera Oklahoma was created in 1983.
Ohio Light Opera was created in 1979.
The grand opera contains no spoken dialogue while the light opera contains the spoken dialogue. The grand opera is performed at a very large stage while the light opera is performed at a very small stage.
Light opera [or comic opera] is of a light or comic nature, usually with a happy ending. There are many styles and countries developed their own styles of light [comic] opera. This is especially shown by England's Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
American Light Opera Company was created in 1960.
Children's Civic Light Opera was created in 1987.
Buffa
Basically - Grand opera contains no spoken dialogue, every thing is sung; a Light Opera contains both sung and spoken dialogue
Los Angeles Civic Light Opera was created in 1938.
Opera buffa was about real people. The music acompanying it was light and humerous.
Opera Comique, with as lovely a French accent as you can muster.