The U.S. premiere was given on 14 February 1973 by the Associate Artists Opera Company at the
Cyclorama of the Boston Center for the Arts. Ernest Tripplett (founder of the company) sang the title role, supported by Richard Conrad, Mary Strebing, Wayne Riviera, Alexander Stevenson and Luther Enstad. John Minor conducted, with scenery by William Fregosi.
Montezuma was performed in Montpellier in 1990 (under Latham-König) and in Edinburgh and Madrid in 2010 (under Garrido, who made cuts), and it will be performed by Berlin's Staatsoper at the Schiller Theater in January 2012, led by
Michael Hofstetter. The first studio recording of the complete opera was made in 1991 and released on the Capriccio label. It was conducted by
Johannes Goritzki. Another complete recording had been made live the previous year in Montpellier and broadcast by Radio France. One of the 2010 Madrid performances was recorded, too, and later broadcast by Czech Radio and possibly other broadcasters. Extended highlights from the opera, without the character Narvès, were recorded in 1966 by Decca:
Lauris Elms in the title role, and
Joan Sutherland,
Elizabeth Harwood and
Joseph Ward, conducted by
Richard Bonynge. ==References==