Le Prophète

Le Prophète was a grand opera in five acts with a score by Giacomo Meyerbeer, a libretto by Eugène Scribe, and choreography by Auguste Mabille. It had its premiere on 16 April 1849 and proved quite popular immediately. It reached its 100th presentation at the opera house in the rue Le Peletier on 30 July 1851, and it was performed on 321 dates before the artistes moved into their present theatre. It had its premiere at the Garnier Palace on 16 August 1876 and went on to enjoy another 252…