Performance History
Today, the opera is very rarely performed. In the U.S., it received its premiere on 18 June 1960, while in the UK, the premiere took place on 21 March 1961. It was part of the San Diego Opera's June 1981 "Verdi Festival". Along with Oberto and other early Verdi operas, it opened the New York Grand Opera Company’s "Viva Verdi!" 1994-2007 presentation of all Verdi's operas in chronological order under Vincent La Selva. The Bronx Opera Company (NYC) has performed it twice, in 1983 and 1994.
In 2008, Opera della Luna toured a version of the opera in the UK. In director Jeff Clarke's broad English-language adaptation, the story is moved to post-war Italy around the reign of Umberto II, infused with elements of organized crime, and political humour is added. One reviewer commented that the production "makes up for what it lacks in bel canto elegance by being a riotously funny, enormously enjoyable evening's entertainment".
Sarasota Opera will perform the opera in 2013, when it will become the 29th work of the complete Verdi canon (in all its versions) to be presented by the company. The Glimmerglass Festival has announced that it will present the opera during the 2013 Festival.
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