Le docteur Miracle

Georges Bizet
Operas Le docteur Miracle (1857) Don Procopio (1859) Les pêcheurs de perles (1863) Ivan IV (1865) La jolie fille de Perth (1867) Djamileh (1872) Carmen (1875) Noé (completion of Halévy opera) (1885)
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Le docteur Miracle (Doctor Miracle) is an opérette in one act by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto, by Léon Battu and Ludovic Halévy, is based on Sheridan's play Saint Patrick's Day. Bizet wrote the work when he was just 18 years old for a competition organised by Jacques Offenbach. He shared first prize with Charles Lecocq. His reward was to have the piece performed 11 times at Offenbach's Bouffes-Parisiens theatre. The premiere took place on 9 April, 1857.

Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere Cast Conductor: Jacques Offenbach
Laurette	soprano	Marie Dalmont
Véronique	mezzo-soprano	Marguerite Macé
Capitaine Silvio/Pasquin/Docteur Miracle	tenor	Gerpré
Le Podestat	baritone	Pradeau

plot

Captaine Sivio is forced to come into the Mayor's home in different disguises to win finally the hand of Laurette, the mayor's daughter.

References

• The Viking Opera Guide ed. Holden (1993)
• Amadeus Online