Performance History
The opera was first performed on May 2, 1921 at the Teatro Costanzi, Rome and then many times in Italy and South America, with at least 450 individual performances documented. Though Mascagni was slated to perform the opera in the United States in 1926, logistics proved too difficult for rehearsal, and the North American premiere waited until April 13, 2009, when Teatro Grattacielo performed the opera at Avery Fisher Hall in New York.
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