Performance History
Britten originally intended the work for both television and the stage, although after the stage première on 10 May 1973 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, it has rarely been seen in either medium. The US premiere of the opera was at the Santa Fe Opera in 1974, with Colin Graham directing the production.
However, in 1997, it was seen at Glyndebourne, following performances by Glyndebourne Touring Opera in 1995. A new production by The Royal Opera opened in April 2007 in the Linbury Studio Theatre, with a reduced orchestration by David Matthews. It was performed in May 2009 at the Chicago Opera Theater as well as the Wiener Kammeroper in Vienna directed by Nicola Raab with English baritone Andrew Ashwin in the title role. A new production will be presented in January 2010 by Opera Frankfurt and directed by Walter Sutcliffe.
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