What is "opera comique"

n. opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken [syn: comic opera, opera bouffe, bouffe]

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 Comique (Oslo), a Norwegian opera company

The Opera Comique was Norway's first permanent opera company. The company operated at Stortingsgata ('Parliament Street') no. 16 and existed from 1918 to 1921.

Its first major production was Tannhäuser with tenor Erling Krogh in the starring role. Altogether, the company staged 26 operas, including the Norwegian opera Bruderovet (The Kidnapped Bride) by Gerhard Schjelderup.