Performance History
It was first performed on 20 August 1828 at the Salle Le Peletier by the Paris Opera. It was given in London at the King's Theatre in Italian on 28 February 1829, in New Orleans at the Théâtre d'Orléans on 16 December 1830 and in New York on 22 August 1831.
The opera is performed infrequently and, between 2005 and 2009, it stands at number 187 with 16 performance runs as listed on Operabase.com. That number was increased in April 2011 when the opera received its premiere performances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The cast included Juan Diego Florez, Diana Damrau and Joyce DiDonato, singing in a new production directed by Bartlett Sher.
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