opera comique

noun, plural o·pé·ra co·miques, o·pé·ras co·mique, French o·pe·ras co·miques [aw-pey-ra kaw-meek] /ɔ peɪ ra kɔˈmik/.

1. comic opera.

noun plural opéras comiques (French ɔpera kɔmik)

1. a type of opera, not necessarily comic, current in France during the 19th century and characterized by spoken dialogue. It originated in satirical parodies of grand opera