La Xacarilla

La Xacarilla was an opera in a single act with a score by Count Aurelio Marliani and a libretto by Eugène Scribe. It had its world premiere at the Opéra on 28 October 1839, and its brevity made it such a suitable companion piece for longer works that it was offered in 19 of the 25 years in the 1839-64 period. It was produced on 113 dates, and it was not dropped from the repertory until 4 March 1864. Its best year was 1849, when it was mounted on 17 occasions, but it was usually produced on…