Bizet, Georges - Le Docteur Miracle

Premiere: April 9, 1857.

Bizet's offering in a competition arranged by Offenbach wherein composers had to set this  particular libretto by Battu & Halevy. An entry by Lecocq was premiered in the same place the previous night. These two versions were awarded joint first prize.

Duration 45 mins approx.

Cast:

Laurette (soprano)

Pasquin (tenor)

Mayor (bass)

Veronique (mezzo).