Bizet spent 1857 to 1860 in Italy as winner of the Prix de Rome. Looking for inspiration for a work to send home, he found the subject for his opera buffa in a second-hand bookstall in Rome, writing home that the piece was "an Italian farce in the manner of Don Pasquale" by Carlo Cambiaggio (1798–1880). The words were a reduced version of I pretendenti delusi (1811) by Giuseppe Mosca (1772–1839).
| Librettist | Carlo Cambiaggio |
| Date of composition | 1859 (1858-1859) |
| Premiered | 1859, March 10th (Opéra de Monte Carlo) in Monaco-Ville, Monaco |
| First published | 1905 |
| Type | Opera Buffa |
| Catalogue | WD 5 |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Orchestra
Chorus/Choir - Mixed Chorus ; Voice (Bass) - Don Procopio Voice (Soprano) - Bettina Voice (Tenor) - Odoardo Voice (Baritone) - Ernesto Voice (Baritone) - Don Andronico Voice (Soprano) - Donna Eufemia Voice (Baritone) - Pasquino |
| Autotranslations beta |
Georges Bizet: Don Procopio, WD 5 "Opéra bouffe en deux actes" Georges Bizet: Don Procopio, WD 5 "Opéra bouffe en deux actes" Georges Bizet: Don Procopio, WD 5 "Opéra bouffe en deux actes" |