Bizet had only written a few pieces before the premiere of Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), and had not yet established himself as a composer. Bizet, while in conservatory, entered some of his works into competitions, and eventually was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1957. Due to this previous success, he was approached about a commission for the Théâtre Lyrique, where Léon Carvalho gave him the libretto written by Carré and Cormon. Bizet wrote quickly and produced the piece, ready to premiere in 1863. While the opera was not met with great love, Bizet entered into the compositional
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