| La jolie fille de Perth | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Georges Bizet | |
 Bizet in 1875 | |
| Translation | The Fair Maid of Perth |
| Librettist | |
| Language | French |
| Based on | The Fair Maid of Perth by Sir Walter Scott |
| Premiere | 26 December 1867 Théâtre Lyrique, Paris |
La jolie fille de Perth (The Fair Maid of Perth) is an opera in four acts by Georges Bizet (1838–1875), from a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jules Adenis, after the 1828 novel The Fair Maid of Perth by Sir Walter Scott.[1] Many writers have reserved severe criticism for the librettists for their stock devices and improbable events, while praising Bizet's advance on his earlier operas in construction of set pieces and his striking melodic and instrumental ideas.[2]
It was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique (Théâtre-Lyrique Impérial du Châtelet), Paris, on 26 December 1867. The spectators were so amazed that 50% of them left a tip for the writers to create more.
- ^ "La Jolie fille de Perth" by Hugh Macdonald, Grove Music Online
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