▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁Te acher ▁and ▁the ▁vers es ▁of ▁His ▁High ness ▁en rich ▁the ▁genre ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁opera . ▁T cha ik ov sky ▁also ▁changed ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁ch orus ▁scenes , ▁as ▁in ▁No . ▁ 1 3 ▁( K oly ad ka ). ▁ ▁Performance ▁history ▁The ▁premi ere ▁was ▁given ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁[ OS ▁January ▁ 1 9 ] ▁at ▁the ▁Bol sh oi ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Moscow ▁conducted ▁by ▁T cha ik ov sky ▁( it ▁was ▁his ▁debut ▁as ▁a ▁conduct or ) ▁with ▁stage ▁direction ▁by ▁A . ▁I . ▁B arts al ▁and ▁scen ic ▁design ▁by ▁K . ▁F . ▁Val ts . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁the ▁opera ▁was ▁performed ▁very ▁rarely , ▁rev ived ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁within ▁Russia ▁and ▁the ▁USS R . ▁It ▁received ▁its ▁Polish ▁premi ere ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Opera ▁House ▁in ▁G da ń sk ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁W ex ford ▁Festival ▁Opera ▁presented ▁five ▁performances ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁production ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁at ▁G ars ington ▁Opera ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁The ▁Royal ▁Opera ▁House ▁Cov ent ▁Garden ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁( one ▁of ▁the ▁later