L'Étoile de Séville (The Star of Seville) is a grand opera in four acts composed by Michael William Balfe to a libretto by Hippolyte Lucas based on Andrés de Claramonte's 1623 play . It premiered at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris on 17 December 1845 with Rosine Stoltz in the title role. Roles References Notes Sources Barrett, William Alexander (1882). Balfe: His Life and Work. Remington and Co. Lucas, Hippolyte (1845). L'étoile de Séville: grand opéra en 4 actes (libretto). V. Jonas (Paris) Pérez Fernández, Julián Jesús (2022), De La Estrella de Sevilla a L'Etoile de Séville, Editorial Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla Operas by Michael Balfe French-language operas Grand operas 1845 operas Operas based on plays Operas Opera world premieres at the Paris Opera