Georges Bizet's opera Les pêcheurs de perles…

Georges Bizet's opera Les pêcheurs de perles debuts at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris on September 30, 1863.

Critical opinion is generally hostile, though Berlioz praises the work, writing that it "does M. Bizet the greatest honor".

Public reaction is lukewarm, and the opera's run will end after eighteen performances.

It will not be performed again until 1886.