2 ▁fol ks ongs ▁ ▁Production ▁and ▁reception ▁The ▁opera ▁received ▁its ▁first ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Palace ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Manchester ▁on ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁National ▁Opera ▁Company , ▁with ▁Mal col m ▁S argent ▁conduct ing . ▁A ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Gold ers ▁Green ▁Hi pp od rome ▁followed ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁with ▁the ▁following ▁sing ers ▁among ▁the ▁cast : ▁ ▁Norman ▁All in ▁( F al st aff ) ▁ ▁Const ance ▁Will s ▁( D oll ▁T ear sheet ) ▁ ▁T ud or ▁Dav ies ▁( Pr ince ▁Hal ) ▁Hol st ' s ▁opera ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁double ▁bill ▁with ▁Pu cc ini ' s ▁Gian ni ▁Sch ic chi . ▁The ▁first ▁US ▁performance ▁was ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁at ▁the ▁Mac D ow ell ▁Club , ▁conducted ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Sand or ▁Harm ati . ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁aud ien ces ▁overall ▁gave ▁the ▁opera ▁a ▁lu ke w arm ▁reception . ▁Im ogen ▁Hol st ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁that ▁it ▁contained ▁" very ▁little ▁relief ▁from ▁the ▁on s la ug ht ▁of ▁the ▁counter point ". ▁Hugh ▁Ott away ▁has ▁commented ▁that ▁another ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁music ▁did ▁not ▁add ▁sufficiently ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁texts . ▁ ▁R oles ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁opera ▁obser ves ▁classical ▁un ities ▁of