La Mascotte
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La Mascotte (The Mascot) is an opéra comique composed by Edmond Audran ()[] with a French libretto by Alfred Duru ()[] and Henri Charles Chivot ()[].
The original text
It tells of a farm girl who is believed to bring good luck to whoever possesses her, so long as she remains a virgin. The title as translated into English initiated the use of the word mascot in the English language to mean an animal, human, or thing which brings luck.
first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens in Paris on 29 December 1880.
It was translated into English and staged at Abbey's Park Theatre in New York City on 5 May 1881, and in Brighton, England on 19 September the same year
