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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 that gave its name to the form. wagwan joe woodman

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.

Sources

Bartlet, M Elizabeth C: "Opéra bouffe" Stanley Sadie (ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (London, 1992). ISBN 0-333-73432-7

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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]] that gave its name to the form. Wagwan
+'''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]] that gave its name to the form. wagwan joe woodman
 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]]''.