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 novel by Sir Walter Scott. 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.
| Original Name | La jolie fille de Perth |
| Librettist | Henri Saint-Georges, Jules Adenis (after the novel by Sir Walter Scott) |
| Date of composition | 1866 |
| Premiered | 1867, December 26th (Théâtre Lyrique) in Paris, France |
| First published | 1868 |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | WD 15 |
| Spoken language | French |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra Voice (Tenor) - Henri (Henry) Smith, a blacksmith Voice (Soprano) - Cathérine Glover Voice (Bass) - Simon Glover, her father, a glover Voice (Soprano) - Mab, Queen of the Gypsies Voice (Bass-Baritone) - Ralph, Glover's apprentice Voice (Baritone) - Le Duc de Rothsay, Duke of Rothsay Voice (Tenor) - A Lord in his service Voice (Bass) - His Major-Domo Voice (Bass) - A worker |
| Autotranslations beta |
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