The opera was first performed by the Paris Opera at the Salle Le Peletier on 16 April 1849.
Since the Second World War notable productions have included: Zurich in 1962, Deutsche Opera Berlin in 1966 (both starring Sandra Warfield and James McCracken) and the Metropolitan Opera in 1977 with Marilyn Horne as Fidès, directed by John Dexter [REF].