ɪt ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɪts pɹəmˈɪɹ pɹədˈʌkʃən ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv æt lˌæ mˈɔneɪə ænd wʌz sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli sˈiːn ɪn vɪˈɛnə ænd æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv fˈɛstɪvəl dˈeɪksˈɛnpɹɑːvˈɑ̃s.
It received its premiere production in March 2005 at La Monnaie and was subsequently seen in Vienna and as part of the July 2005 Festival d‘Aix-en-Provence.