en et ▁himself ▁lost ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁opera ▁he ▁had ▁written ▁for ▁her ▁and ▁he ▁disc ou rag ed ▁any ▁further ▁produ ctions . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁not ▁rev ived ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁well ▁after ▁the ▁composer ' s ▁death . ▁Some ▁short - l ived ▁rev iv als ▁then ▁followed , ▁either ▁st aged ▁or ▁in ▁concert ▁performance . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁that ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁Richard ▁Bon yn ge ▁and ▁Joan ▁S uther land ▁brought ▁Es cl arm onde ▁back ▁to ▁life . ▁Since ▁then ▁the ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁performed ▁more ▁frequently . ▁ ▁Performance ▁history ▁List ing ▁below ▁are ▁partially ▁based ▁on ▁( extract ed ▁from ) ▁▁▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁– ▁the ▁first ▁( stage ) ▁re he ars al ▁of ▁Es cl arm onde ▁by ▁the ▁Op éra - Com ique ▁company ▁( at ▁the ▁S alle ▁du ▁Ch âte let , ▁An ci en ▁Thé âtre - L y rique ▁des ▁Nations ▁de ▁la ▁Com édie - Ital ienne ) ▁in ▁Paris . ▁▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁– ▁the ▁final ▁( d ress ) ▁re he ars al ▁of ▁Es cl arm onde . ▁▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁– ▁the ▁world ▁premi ere ▁( 9 th ▁day ▁after ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁l ' Ex position ▁Univers elle ▁( 1 8 8 9 )) ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Charles - August