Performance History
The world premiere was given on 16 May 1863 at the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, conducted by Konstantin Lyadov and starring Mikhail Sariotti as Olofern and V. Bianki as Judith.
The Moscow premiere took place in 1865 at the Bolshoy Theatre in Moscow under Shramek.
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