French opera especially would often have one act which was full of dances.

That her first success came in French opera was no coincidence.

French opera depends so much on the way you sing the words.

It has been described as "effectively the first French opera."

He was working on a history of French opera when he died.

What they know is that a beloved old French opera was performed and someone wrote something bad about it.

Beyond the capital, French regional opera has blossomed in recent years.

Carmen (1875) is now perhaps the most famous of all French operas.

The travails of French opera have become almost a cliche by now.

However, French grand opera survived until the 20th century.