Best Opera Comique
Updated Daily
La Basoche is an opéra-comique by André Messager, premiered in Paris in 1890 and set around a guild of law clerks during the reign of Louis XII.
Les Noces d'Olivette is an 1879 French operetta by Edmond Audran that achieved international success, including a year-long London run as Olivette.
'La Chercheuse d'esprit' is an 1741 opéra-comique written by the prominent French playwright Charles-Simon Favart. As one of the earliest works in his career, it played a crucial role in establishing Favart's reputation as a foundational figure in the development of French comic theater. The piece b...
"Les mousquetaires au couvent" is an 1880 French operetta composed by Louis Varney. The work is classified as an opéra-comique and is noted for its lively, theatrical narrative. Its plot revolves around a comedic sequence of events where musketeers hide inside a convent to secretly woo their romanti...
La cocarde tricolore is a three-act opéra-comique by Robert Planquette, premiered in Paris in 1892 and derived from an 1831 military vaudeville.
A 1906 Edwardian musical comedy by Paul Rubens and others, depicting the romantic life of the famous 17th-century English actress.
Ninette is an 1896 opéra-comique by Charles Lecocq, notable for portraying fictionalized versions of Cyrano de Bergerac and Ninon de Lenclos.
Le talisman is a three-act French opéra-comique by Robert Planquette, premiered at Paris's Théâtre de la Gaîté in 1893.
Les voltigeurs de la 32ème is a three-act opéra-comique by Robert Planquette, premiered at Paris's Théâtre de la Renaissance in 1880.
Monsieur et Madame Denis is an 1853 French opéra comique by Albert Grisar, widely performed in the mid-19th century and based on a domestic comedy of the same era.
Dragonette is a one-act French operetta by Jacques Offenbach, premiered at the Bouffes-Parisiens in 1857 with a military-themed comic plot.
