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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La jolie fille de Perth canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
basedOn The Fair Maid of Perth
basedOnWorkAuthor Walter Scott
linked to: Sir Walter Scott
catalogueNumber WD 51
composer Georges Bizet
compositionDecade 1860s
countryOfOrigin France
firstPerformanceDate 1867-12-26
firstPublisher Choudens
followedByWorkOfComposer Djamileh
genre romantic opera
hasAria “O légère hirondelle”
“À la voix d’un amant fidèle”
hasCharacter Catherine Glover
Duke of Rothsay
Henry Smith
Ralph
Simon Glover
hasLibrettoForm sung numbers with spoken dialogue
hasOrchestration orchestra and voices
language French
librettist Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges
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
premiereCity Paris
premiereLocation Théâtre Lyrique
premiereTheatreCompany Théâtre Lyrique (Paris)
linked to: Théâtre Lyrique
settingCountry Scotland
settingLocation Perth
structure four acts
style French Romantic
subjectMatter jealousy
love
social class differences
timePeriodOfSetting 15th century
vocalTypeOfCharacter Catherine Glover – soprano
linked to: Catherine Glover

Duke of Rothsay – tenor
Henry Smith – tenor
Ralph – baritone
Simon Glover – baritone

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Georges Bizet notableWork La jolie fille de Perth
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges notableWork La jolie fille de Perth