The Desert Flower

The Desert Flower
Opera by William Vincent Wallace
Act II, Scene 1 from the original production
Librettist
LanguageEnglish
Based onlibretto for Jaguarita l'Indienne
Premiere
12 October 1863 (1863-10-12)

The Desert Flower is an opera in three acts composed by William Vincent Wallace. The libretto was an English translation and adaptation by A. Harris and Thomas J. Williams of the libretto by Henri Saint-Georges and Adolphe de Leuven for Halévy's Jaguarita l'Indienne. The Desert Flower premiered on 12 October 1863 in London at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in a performance by the Pyne and Harrison English Opera Company with Louisa Pyne in the title role.