1 0 , ▁ 1 3 ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁December . ▁Production ▁by ▁Lot fi ▁Mans ouri , ▁Ben i ▁Mon tres or ▁( set ▁design , ▁cost umes ▁and ▁light ing ), ▁Terry ▁Gilbert ▁( ch ore ography ), ▁Richard ▁Bon yn ge ▁( con duct ing ), ▁Joan ▁S uther land ▁( Es cl arm onde ), ▁Ern esto ▁Ver on elli ▁( R ol and ), ▁D iana ▁Mont ague ▁( P ars é ï s ), ▁Ry land ▁Dav ies ▁( É né as ), ▁G w yn ne ▁How ell ▁( P hor cas ), ▁Jonathan ▁Sum mers ▁( B ishop ▁of ▁Blo is ). ▁ ▁October ▁and ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁– ▁at ▁the ▁Mass en et ▁Festival ▁in ▁Saint - Ét ienne ; ▁Den ia ▁G av az zen i - M azz ola ▁and ▁Anna - M aria ▁Gonz ales ▁shared ▁the ▁title ▁role , ▁Lu ca ▁Lomb ardo ▁and ▁José ▁S emp ere ▁that ▁of ▁Roland ; ▁Patrick ▁F ourn ill ier ▁conducted . ▁The ▁production ▁was ▁then ▁seen ▁at ▁the ▁Op éra - Com ique ▁in ▁Paris ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 8 . ▁▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁– ▁the ▁Italian ▁premi ere ▁at ▁the ▁Nu ovo ▁Teatro ▁Reg io ▁di ▁Tor ino ▁( 5 ▁other ▁performances ▁followed ; ▁in ▁November : ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 8 , ▁and ▁December ▁ 2 ). ▁Lorenzo ▁Mar iani