<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">opéras comiques</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>comic operas</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>operas comiques</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>opéra comique</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>opéras-comiques</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ French operas in which spoken dialogue alternates with self-contained musical numbers. The earliest examples of opéra-comique were satiric comedies with interpolated songs, but the form later developed into serious musical drama distinguished from other opera only by its spoken dialogue. The opéra-comique developed in the early 18th century out of the comédies de vaudeville, farcical entertainments performed at fairs. ]]></note></mads>