| Composer: |
Frederick Delius |
| Librettist: |
Frederick Delius |
| Librettist: |
Charles F Keary |
| Work definition: |
Lyric drama in a prologue, three acts and an epilogue |
| After: |
After the novel 'The Grandissimes' by George W Cable |
| Language: |
English |
| Notes: |
The first performance at Covent Garden was given in the original English, but with revisions to the text by Thomas Beecham and E. Agate. Clarification of Royal Opera House company premiere: In 1955 The Covent Garden Orchestra performed only the dance 'La Calinda'.
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| World premiere: |
30 March 1904, Stadttheater, Elberfeld, Germany |
| ROH premiere: |
23 September 1935, Royal Opera House Company Limited |
| ROH company premiere: |
22 March 1955, The Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |