La Chercheuse d'esprit act I, sculpture from a clock
La Chercheuse d'esprit is a comic opera in one act by Charles-Simon Favart, music by Jean-Claude Trial, performed for the first time on February 20, 1741 at the Saint-Germain Fair in Paris.
This play was so successful that it was performed at several fairs and in numerous French and foreign theaters until the end of the 18th century. Following this triumph, Favart was appointed director of the Opéra-Comique