▁from ▁a ▁brain ▁tum or , ▁couple d ▁with ▁a ▁trag ic ▁life ▁never ▁fully ▁recovered ▁after ▁his ▁wife ▁died ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁tw ins ▁and ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁alco hol ism ▁and ▁drug ▁ab use , ▁that ▁supplies ▁the ▁third ▁element . ▁ ▁Performance ▁history ▁The ▁first ▁performances ▁of ▁The ▁Summer ▁King ▁were ▁presented ▁as ▁“ con cert ▁ex cer pts ” ▁from ▁the ▁opera . ▁" American ▁Opera ▁Project s ▁of ▁New ▁York " ▁presented ▁se lections ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁with ▁Steven ▁Os good , ▁conduct or . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁stage ▁reading ▁of ▁ 2 ▁scenes ▁from ▁Act ▁ 1 ▁was ▁given ▁with ▁Elizabeth ▁Scott , ▁conduct or . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁" con cert ▁version " ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁was ▁performed ▁with ▁Steven ▁Os good ▁as ▁Music ▁Director ▁at ▁M err ill ▁Aud itor ium ▁in ▁Port land , ▁Maine . ▁The ▁performing ▁company ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁contract ed ▁lead ▁ensemble , ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sing ers ▁of ▁Maine , ▁V ox ▁Nova ▁Chamber ▁Sing ers ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 6 ▁member ▁or chestra , ▁with ▁Stephen ▁Sal ters ▁as ▁Gib son , ▁Cand ice ▁Ho yes ▁as ▁his ▁wife , ▁and ▁L ori - K aye ▁Miller , ▁Gib son ’ s ▁girl friend ▁Grace . ▁National ▁Opera ▁companies ▁were ▁in ▁attend ance , ▁including ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Opera ; ▁which