Original: The Opéra-Comique staged the first performances of such important French works as Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust on 6 December 1846, Bizet's Carmen on 3 March 1875, and Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande on 30 April 1902.
Simplified: The Opéra-Comique put on first performances of many famous operas, especially Bizet's Carmen on 3 March 1875 and Debussy's only opera, Pelléas et Mélisande, on 30 April 1902. Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust was also first performed there on 6 December 1846.