Opéra comique is a French style of opera that is a partial counterpart to the Italianopera buffa. Unlike opera buffa however, opéra comique generally uses spoken dialogue instead of recitative. Despite it's name, it is not necessarily comic or light in nature. It should not be confused with the Opéra-Comique, the name of an opera company (and its opera house) in Paris.
Opera box, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium of an opera house for the use of a small private party.
Opera girl or Opera girls (Bot.), an East Indian plant (Mantisia saltatoria) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in hothouses.
Opera glass, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc. Opera hat, a gentleman's folding hat.
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