 After the composition and performance of further operas "L'amico Fritz" in 1891 and "I Rantzau" in 1893, "Ratcliff" eventually premiered on 16 February 1895 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan and has been revived a number of times since, including a concert performance in 2003 at the Alice Tully Hall in New York and a staged performance at Wexford Festival Opera in 2015, conducted by Francesco Cilluffo.Mascagni often wrote that "Ratcliff" was his best opera.However, it has not entered the standard operatic repertoire, in part because the title role is one of the most taxing tenor parts ever written.