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Opéra bouffe (French pronunciation: [ɔpeʁa buf], plural: opéras bouffes) is a genre of late 19th-century French operetta, closely associated with Jacques Offenbach, who produced many of them at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, inspiring the genre's name.

Opéras bouffes are known for elements of comedy, satire, parody and farce. The most famous examples are La belle Hélène, Barbe-bleue (Bluebeard), La Vie parisienne, La Périchole and La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein.

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-'''Opéra bouffe''' ({{IPA-fr|ɔpeʁa buf}}, plural: ''opéras bouffes'') is a genre of late 19th-century [[France|French]] [[operetta]], closely associated with [[Jacques Offenbach]], who produced many of them at the [[Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens]], inspiring the genre's name..
+'''Opéra bouffe''' ({{IPA-fr|ɔpeʁa buf}}, plural: ''opéras bouffes'') is a genre of late 19th-century [[France|French]] [[operetta]], closely associated with [[Jacques Offenbach]], who produced many of them at the [[Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens]], inspiring the genre's name.
 Opéras bouffes are known for elements of comedy, satire, parody and farce. The most famous examples are ''[[La belle Hélène]]'', ''[[Barbe-bleue (opera)|Barbe-bleue]]'' (''Bluebeard''), ''[[La Vie parisienne (operetta)|La Vie parisienne]]'', ''[[La Périchole]]'' and ''[[La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein]]''.