 Complete the following phrase:  While La jolie fille was in rehearsal, Bizet worked with three other composers, each of whom contributed a single act to a four-act operetta Marlborough sen va-t-en guerre. When the work was performed at the Théâtre de lAthénée on 13 December 1867, it was a great success, and the Revue et Gazette Musicales critic lavished particular praise on Bizets act: Nothing could be more stylish, smarter and, at the same time, more distinguished. Bizet also found time to finish his long-gestating Roma symphony and wrote numerous keyboard works and songs. Nevertheless, this period of Bizets life was marked by significant disappointments. At least two projected operas were abandoned with little or no work done. Several competition entries, including a cantata and a hymn composed for the 