Not long after Fromental Halévy's death in 1862, Bizet had been approached on behalf of Mme. Halévy about completing his old tutor's unfinished opera Noé.
Non moito despois da morte de Fromental Halévy en 1862, Bizet recibira a solicitude por parte da señora Halévy de completar Noé, a ópera inacabada do seu antigo mentor.