s ▁Canadian ▁premi ere ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Ban ff ▁Centre ▁in ▁Al berta , ▁conducted ▁by ▁Bruno ▁Ferr andis . ▁ ▁Co - produ ced ▁by ▁Houston ▁Grand ▁Opera ' s ▁Houston ▁Opera ▁Studio ▁and ▁the ▁Ban ff ▁Centre , ▁the ▁premi ere ▁ ▁production ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Nicholas ▁M uni , ▁with ▁sets ▁and ▁cost umes ▁by ▁Peter ▁Werner , ▁light ing ▁design ▁by ▁Harry ▁Fre hner , ▁and ▁ch ore ography ▁by ▁Bruce ▁Brown , ▁who ▁also ▁created ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Pap ar azzo . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁has ▁subsequently ▁received ▁several ▁other ▁US ▁performances ▁including ▁those ▁by ▁the ▁Du ques ne ▁University ▁Opera ▁Work shop ▁in ▁Pitts burgh ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁Long ▁Le af ▁Opera ▁in ▁Chap el ▁Hill , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁School ▁of ▁Music , ▁Theatre ▁and ▁Dance ▁in ▁Ann ▁Ar bor ▁( 2 0 0 6 ). ▁Jack ie ▁O ▁had ▁its ▁French ▁premi ere ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁Op éra ▁de ▁Met z , ▁and ▁its ▁Italian ▁premi ere ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁the ▁Teatro ▁Ross ini , ▁L ugo , ▁in ▁a ▁co - production ▁with ▁the ▁Teatro ▁Comun ale ▁di ▁Bolog na . ▁ ▁Sc oring ▁The ▁work ▁is ▁scored ▁for ▁ch orus ▁and ▁solo ▁voices ▁( s op rano , ▁mez zo -