The Opéra-Comique is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was...
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L'Illusion comique is a comedic play written by Pierre Corneille in 1636. In its use of meta-theatricality (plays-within-the-play), it is far ahead of...
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Opéra comique (French: [ɔpeʁa kɔmik]; plural: opéras comiques) is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged from the...
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Opera comique may also refer to: Opéra comique, a genre of French opera Opéra-Comique, a Parisian opera company Opera Comique, theatre in London Opera...
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The Opera Comique was a 19th-century theatre constructed in Westminster, London, located between Wych Street, Holywell Street and the Strand. It opened...
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The lion comique was a type of popular entertainer in the Victorian music halls, a parody of upper-class toffs or "swells" made popular by Alfred Vance...
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Carmen (category Opera world premieres at the Opéra-Comique)
same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875, where its breaking of conventions shocked and...
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Theatre Comique may also refer to: Theatre Comique (Jersey City, New Jersey) in Jersey City, New Jersey Theatre Comique (Boston) Theatre Comique (Providence...
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The Ballet Comique de la Reine (at the time spelled Balet comique de la Royne) was an elaborate court spectacle performed on October 15, 1581, during the...
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Laughter (book) (redirect from Le Rire: essai sur la signification du comique)
in French, the original title is Le Rire. Essai sur la signification du comique. As Mark Sinclair comments in Bergson (2020): with this essay 'Bergson...
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