Comic opera and humour, Offenbach's works were intended solely to amuse. Though generally well crafted and full of humorous satire and grand opera parodies, plots and characters in his works were often interchangeable. Given the frenetic pace at which he worked, Offenbach sometimes used the same material in more than one opera. Another Frenchman who took up this form was Charles Lecocq (1832–1918). The singspiel developed in 18th-century Vienna and spread throughout Austria and Germany. As in the French "opéra comique", the "singspiel" was an opera with spoken dialogue, and usually a comic subject, such as Mozart's "Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Samuel Bastien Samuel Bastien Samuel Bastien (born 26 September 1996) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Standard Liege. Bastien emerged from R.S.C. Anderlecht's youth system. He made his first team debut on 3 December 2014 in the Belgian Cup against K.R.C. Mechelen replacing Youri Tielemans after 79 minutes in a 4–1 home win. On 31 August 2015 the Italian football team Avellino loaned Bastien. He made his debut for the Irpinian team on 12 September 2015 against Modena replacing Mariano Arini after 53 minutes. On 26 August 2016, Bastien signed with Serie A side A.C. ChievoVerona who paid