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opera buffa
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opera buffa

Type of humorous opera with characters taken from everyday life. The form began as a musical intermezzo in the 18th century and was then adopted in Italy and France for complete operas. An example is Rossini's The Barber of Seville.



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Or, if they do give a message, it is different and is involved in a preface added only to the written version of the play: the self conscious author, influenced by the Enlightenment, speaks of the necessity and relevance of theatre, also of comic theatre, and of the author's patriotic aims to improve the language and culture of his beloved country.
Didactics and entertainment on eighteenth century Hungarian stage by Demeter, Julia / Academic Exchange Quarterly
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