See [Ger.] Singspiel.

See also [Eng.] comic opera; [Eng.] ballad opera; [Fr.] opéra comique (m); [Fr.] opéra bouffe (m); [Ger.] komische Oper (f); [Ger.] heitere Oper (f); [It.] opera comica (f); [It.] opera buffa (f).

SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLE:

Rossini: The Barber of Seville, "Largo al factotum"

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 57