: opera of a humorous character with a happy ending and usually some spoken dialogue
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Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
30 May 2026
Abraham Swee,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The final movement of the symphony runs at a gallop, traversing scenes like the overture of a comic opera while the glockenspiel takes the limelight.
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Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
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Adjective
Among them was the comic-opera singer Francis Wilson, the original of two previous owners of the Howards’ apartment.
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Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
30 May 2026
Noun
Twentieth-century composers like Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein shaped this art form, built on the comic opera and vaudeville, into something special.
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Abraham Swee,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The final movement of the symphony runs at a gallop, traversing scenes like the overture of a comic opera while the glockenspiel takes the limelight.
—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
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“Comic-opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comic-opera. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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