comp ass ▁a ▁pre l ude ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁scenes . ▁Pol a ▁Su are z ▁U rt ub ey ▁has ▁published ▁an ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁with ▁an ▁outline ▁of ▁the ▁dram atic ▁structure . ▁ ▁Produ ctions ▁The ▁opera ▁had ▁its ▁world ▁premi ere ▁at ▁the ▁Opera ▁Society ▁of ▁Washington , ▁Washington ▁D . C ., ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁The ▁same ▁production ▁was ▁first ▁given ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Opera ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁The ▁work ▁had ▁been ▁scheduled ▁for ▁its ▁first ▁performance ▁in ▁Argentina ▁on ▁ 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Teatro ▁Col ón , ▁but ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁de ▁fact o ▁president , ▁Juan ▁Carlos ▁O ng an ía , ▁had ▁b anned ▁the ▁production , ▁object ing ▁to ▁the ▁sexual ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁performance ▁in ▁Argentina ▁did ▁not ▁occur ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁with ▁the ▁composer ▁in ▁attend ance . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁UK ▁production ▁was ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁National ▁Opera ▁on ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁in ▁an ▁English ▁translation ▁by ▁Lion el ▁Sal ter . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁production ▁in ▁Spain ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁Teatro ▁Real , ▁Madrid , ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁with ▁John ▁Das zak ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role , ▁as ▁a ▁joint ▁production ▁by ▁Pierre ▁A udi ▁with ▁the ▁Dutch ▁National ▁Opera . ▁