comic operan.

Brit.

/kɒmɪk ˈɒp(ə)rə/, U.S.

/ˌkɑmɪk ˈɑp(ə)rə/

Forms: see comic n. and adj. and opera n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: comic adj., opera n.¹

Etymology: < comic adj. + opera n.¹ Compare later opera comique n. and its etymon French opéra-comique.Although Italian opera comica is attested with reference to comedies from the second half of the 17th cent. or earlier, early instances of the Italian term referring to dramas are probably in the general sense ‘comic work’, the usual Italian term being opera buffa opera buffa n.; opera comica in later use is usually considered a calque on French opéra-comique opera comique n.

An opera in which the subject matter and characters are usually treated light-heartedly and humorously, the ending is happy or conciliatory, and a large part of the dialogue is spoken; (as a mass noun) such works as a genre. Also figurative.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > opera > [noun] > type of

comic opera1706

grand opera1720

operetta1741

opera comique1742

burletta1748

opera buffa1783

mezzo carattere1806

opera seria1808

light opera1813

tragédie lyrique1823

opera semiseria1825

opera bouffe1842

operette1871

rescue opera1943

Peking opera1953

monodrama1954

opera magica1956

pop opera1964

bouffe-

1706 T. D'Urfey (title) Wonders in the sun, or, The kingdom of the birds; a comick opera.

1762 L. Sterne Let. 19 Mar. in Lett. 1739–64 (2009) 242 The whole City of Paris is bewitch'd with the comic opera.

1845 E. Holmes Life Mozart 210 The repertory of the German lyric stage was..miserably poor in comic operas.

1878 J. Hullah in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 380 Comic opera is the opera of comedy, not ‘comic’ in the vulgar English sense.

1921 Weekly Rev. 16 Feb. 162/3 Gay wrote a bad type of comic opera, the vices of which have been dutifully copied..by his successors.

1994 Jrnl. Commerce (Nexis) 8 June 8A The comic opera over China's most-favored-nation trade status was a similar case.

2006 A. Montgomery Opera Coaching xiii. 158 As anyone who has heard a Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera will know, there are often pages of dialogue.

Compounds

attributive.

C1. Of, relating to, or from a comic opera.

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1800 Monthly Visitor Jan. 71 The second comic opera singer, Signora Clara, was also new.

1914 Etude Sept. 645/3 George Bernard Shaw had really written the basis of a comic opera libretto and hardly suspected it.

2003 R. Traubner Operetta (rev. ed.) 375 He did achieve real success by writing a series of comic-opera vehicles.

C2. Resembling or evocative of the characters, situations, etc., in comic operas; absurd, farcical.

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1891 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 9 Apr. 4/2 The consequence..has been..to defeat the particular candidate for judicial position whose success was most ardently desired by the two comic opera kings.

1906 Daily Chron. 19 Jan. 3/6 Whoever obtained Mr. Chamberlain's blessing for Mr. Goodhart must have done so by false pretences... It was a comic-opera situation.

1997 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 4 Sept. b3 Menard made Quebec look something like a comic-opera banana republic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	comic opera
释义	comic operan. Brit. /kɒmɪk ˈɒp(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˌkɑmɪk ˈɑp(ə)rə/ Forms: see comic n. and adj. and opera n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: comic adj., opera n.¹ Etymology: < comic adj. + opera n.¹ Compare later opera comique n. and its etymon French opéra-comique.Although Italian opera comica is attested with reference to comedies from the second half of the 17th cent. or earlier, early instances of the Italian term referring to dramas are probably in the general sense ‘comic work’, the usual Italian term being opera buffa opera buffa n.; opera comica in later use is usually considered a calque on French opéra-comique opera comique n. An opera in which the subject matter and characters are usually treated light-heartedly and humorously, the ending is happy or conciliatory, and a large part of the dialogue is spoken; (as a mass noun) such works as a genre. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > opera > [noun] > type of comic opera1706 grand opera1720 operetta1741 opera comique1742 burletta1748 opera buffa1783 mezzo carattere1806 opera seria1808 light opera1813 tragédie lyrique1823 opera semiseria1825 opera bouffe1842 operette1871 rescue opera1943 Peking opera1953 monodrama1954 opera magica1956 pop opera1964 bouffe- 1706 T. D'Urfey (title) Wonders in the sun, or, The kingdom of the birds; a comick opera. 1762 L. Sterne Let. 19 Mar. in Lett. 1739–64 (2009) 242 The whole City of Paris is bewitch'd with the comic opera. 1845 E. Holmes Life Mozart 210 The repertory of the German lyric stage was..miserably poor in comic operas. 1878 J. Hullah in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 380 Comic opera is the opera of comedy, not ‘comic’ in the vulgar English sense. 1921 Weekly Rev. 16 Feb. 162/3 Gay wrote a bad type of comic opera, the vices of which have been dutifully copied..by his successors. 1994 Jrnl. Commerce (Nexis) 8 June 8A The comic opera over China's most-favored-nation trade status was a similar case. 2006 A. Montgomery Opera Coaching xiii. 158 As anyone who has heard a Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera will know, there are often pages of dialogue. Compounds attributive. C1. Of, relating to, or from a comic opera. ΚΠ 1800 Monthly Visitor Jan. 71 The second comic opera singer, Signora Clara, was also new. 1914 Etude Sept. 645/3 George Bernard Shaw had really written the basis of a comic opera libretto and hardly suspected it. 2003 R. Traubner Operetta (rev. ed.) 375 He did achieve real success by writing a series of comic-opera vehicles. C2. Resembling or evocative of the characters, situations, etc., in comic operas; absurd, farcical. ΚΠ 1891 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 9 Apr. 4/2 The consequence..has been..to defeat the particular candidate for judicial position whose success was most ardently desired by the two comic opera kings. 1906 Daily Chron. 19 Jan. 3/6 Whoever obtained Mr. Chamberlain's blessing for Mr. Goodhart must have done so by false pretences... It was a comic-opera situation. 1997 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 4 Sept. b3 Menard made Quebec look something like a comic-opera banana republic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1706
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