harm onic , ▁conducted ▁by ▁Felix ▁We ing art ner . ▁ ▁The ▁complete ▁opera ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁by ▁the ▁Oper ▁Frankfurt , ▁conducted ▁by ▁Ludwig ▁Rotten berg . ▁It ▁established ▁Sch re ker ▁as ▁the ▁pre - em inent ▁opera ▁composer ▁of ▁his ▁generation ▁and ▁won ▁him ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Germany ' s ▁for em ost ▁music ▁critic ▁Paul ▁Bek ker . ▁Before ▁the ▁composer ' s ▁music ▁was ▁b anned ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁Jewish ▁ancest ry , ▁a ▁further ▁two ▁dozen ▁produ ctions ▁followed ▁in ▁fifteen ▁different ▁cities ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁Austria . ▁The ▁play b ill ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁performance ▁in ▁Vienna , ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁mentions ▁ 6 6 ▁previous ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁in ▁five ▁different ▁opera ▁houses ▁( Fran k furt , ▁N ure m berg , ▁Mun ich , ▁Dresden ▁and ▁Bres lau ). ▁ ▁Con duct or ▁Michael ▁G iel en ▁rev ived ▁the ▁opera ▁at ▁the ▁Oper ▁Frankfurt ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁performance , ▁which ▁was ▁recorded , ▁William ▁C och ran ▁appeared ▁as ▁Al v iano ▁Salv ago , ▁Barry ▁M ora ▁as ▁Tam are , ▁June ▁Card ▁as ▁Car lot ta , ▁and ▁Gün ter ▁Reich ▁as ▁the ▁Duke . ▁It ▁was ▁st aged , ▁al beit ▁heavily ▁cut , ▁at ▁the ▁Sal zburg ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁directed ▁by ▁Nikol