First performed at Covent Garden, London on 12 April 1826, it was later translated into German by Theodore Hell, and it is in this German translation that the opera is most frequently performed.
First performed at Covent Garden, London on 12 April 1826, with Miss Paton as Reiza, Mme. The libretto was later translated into German by Theodore Hell, and it is in this German translation that the opera is most frequently performed.