La jolie fille de Perth

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La jolie fille de Perth is a four-act French opera by Georges Bizet, loosely based on a Walter Scott novel and noted for its romantic plot and lyrical melodies.

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instanceOf opera
basedOn The Fair Maid of Perth NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Walter Scott NERFINISHED
catalogueNumber WD 51
composer Georges Bizet NERFINISHED
compositionDecade 1860s
countryOfOrigin France
firstPerformanceDate 1867-12-26
firstPublisher Choudens NERFINISHED
followedByWorkOfComposer Djamileh NERFINISHED
genre romantic opera
hasAria “O légère hirondelle”
“À la voix d’un amant fidèle”
hasCharacter Catherine Glover NERFINISHED
Duke of Rothsay NERFINISHED
Henry Smith NERFINISHED
Ralph NERFINISHED
Simon Glover NERFINISHED
hasLibrettoForm sung numbers with spoken dialogue
hasOrchestration orchestra and voices
language French
librettist Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges NERFINISHED
movement French Romantic opera tradition
notableFor lyrical melodies
romantic plot
numberOfActs 4
originalMedium theatrical performance
partOfComposerOeuvre stage works of Georges Bizet
performanceType staged musical drama
precededByWorkOfComposer Les pêcheurs de perles NERFINISHED
premiereCity Paris NERFINISHED
premiereLocation Théâtre Lyrique NERFINISHED
premiereTheatreCompany Théâtre Lyrique (Paris) NERFINISHED
settingCountry Scotland NERFINISHED
settingLocation Perth NERFINISHED
structure four acts
style French Romantic
subjectMatter jealousy
love
social class differences
timePeriodOfSetting 15th century
vocalTypeOfCharacter Catherine Glover – soprano NERFINISHED
Duke of Rothsay – tenor NERFINISHED
Henry Smith – tenor NERFINISHED
Ralph – baritone
Simon Glover – baritone NERFINISHED

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Georges Bizet notableWork La jolie fille de Perth