Claim: La poupee de Nuremberg was first performed in 1852 at the Theatre Lyrique, a Parisian opera company that was opened in 1847 and ceased operation 1872; the role of soprano, Bertha was played by Louise Rouvroy.
Evidence: La poupée de Nuremberg (English: The Nuremberg Doll) is a one-act opéra comique by Adolphe Adam to a libretto by Adolphe de Leuven and Arthur de Beauplan. It was first performed in Paris at the Théâtre Lyrique on 21 February 1852. The Théâtre Lyrique was one of four opera companies performing in Paris during the middle of the 19th century (the other three being the Opéra, the Opéra-Comique, and the Théâtre-Italien). The company was founded in 1847 as the Opéra-National by the French composer Adolphe Adam and renamed Théâtre Lyrique in 1852. It used four different theatres in succession, the Cirque Olympique, the Théâtre Historique, the Salle du Théâtre-Lyrique (now the Théâtre de la Ville), and the Salle de l'Athénée, until it ceased operations in 1872. Bertha soprano Louise Rouvroy