▁the ▁vocal ▁elements ▁and ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁orch est ral ▁fabric , ▁for ▁which ▁Down es ' ▁edition ▁re lied ▁entirely ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁copy . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁complete ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁score ▁was ▁given ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁at ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera ▁house ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁production ▁was ▁repeated ▁ 1 6 ▁more ▁times ▁between ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁a ▁DVD ▁with ▁Pl á cido ▁Dom ingo ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁was ▁released . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 1 9 8 6 ▁the ▁Teatro ▁La ▁Fen ice ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁mounted ▁back - to - back ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁A ro ld o ▁and ▁St iff el io ▁( the ▁latter ▁in ▁a ▁version ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁described ▁above ) ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁an ▁international ▁scholar ly ▁conference ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁that ▁city ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Met ▁production ▁was ▁rev ived ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁with ▁José ▁C ura ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁and ▁conducted ▁by ▁Dom ingo . ▁The ▁new ▁critical ▁edition ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁performed ▁at ▁La ▁Scala ▁and ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁The ▁Sar as ota ▁Opera ▁presented ▁St iff el io ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁" V erd i ▁Cy cle " ▁of ▁all