Historedia
Person

Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1840

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Premiere of Donizetti's La fille du régiment in Paris

    1840

    Role: Librettist

    1. June–October 1840 · Paris to MilanItalian Adaptation Preparation

      Donizetti prepared an Italian version with recitatives for La Scala, performed in October 1840 after leaving Paris.

    2. 11 February 1840 · Salle de la BoursePremiere at Salle de la Bourse

      The opera premiered in Paris on 11 February 1840, marking Donizetti's first work specifically for a French libretto.

    3. 16 February 1840 · Journal des débatsBerlioz Critical Review

      Hector Berlioz published a negative review in February 1840, criticizing the opera's seriousness despite acknowledging some musical freshness.

Sources

  1. La fille du régiment Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-15