Talk:Opéra comique

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I'm not dead sure what a "partial counterpart" might be in any context. Méhul's operas, Euphrosine et Coradin (1790) and Stratonice (1792). according to Columbia Encyclopedia were the first to be called 'opéra comique" for having spoken dialogue rather than recitative. True? --Wetman 23:40, 1 April 2006 (UTC)