Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. La Perichole is an opera bouffe in three acts by Jacques Offenbach. Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy wrote the French-language libretto based on the 1829 one act play Le carrosse du Saint-Sacrement by Prosper Merimee, which was revived on 13 March 1850 at the Theatre-Francais. Offenbach was probably aware of this production, as he conducted the orchestra of the Comedie-Francaise from around this time. Another theatrical creation that pre-dates Offenbach's opera bouffe and may have influenced the piece is a farce by Desforges and Theaulon given on 21 October 1835 at the Theatre du Palais-Royal. La Perichole'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, too poor to afford a marriage license, and a lecherous viceroy, Don Andres de Ribeira, who wishes to make La Perichole his mistress.

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