Complex sentence: Around 1862, with Gounod's encouragement, Bizet began work on the same libretto, and in June 1865 the journal "La France Musicale" announced that the piece would appear at the Théâtre Lyrique that winter.
Split into simpler sentences: Around 1862, with Gounod's encouragement, Bizet began work on the same libretto. In June 1865 the journal "La France Musicale" announced that the piece would appear at the Théâtre Lyrique that winter.