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La Périchole is an opéra bouffe in three acts by Jacques Offenbach. Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy wrote the French-language libretto after the 1829 novella Le carrosse du Saint-Sacrement by Prosper Mérimée.
La Périchole's title character is based on Micaela Villegas, a beloved 18th century Peruvian entertainer and the famous mistress of Manuel de Amat y Juniet, Viceroy of Peru from 1761 to 1776. The story concerns two impoverished Peruvian street-singers,[1] too poor to afford a marriage license, and a lecherous viceroy, Don Andrès de Ribeira, who wishes to make La Périchole his mistress. Highlights include La Périchole's letter song, 'O mon cher amant'; her "tipsy" aria, 'Ah! quel dîner!'; and her third-act aria to Piquillo, 'Tu n'es pas beau, tu n'es pas riche'.
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