the first performance outside dresden occurred at weimar. this production demonstrated to small theaters that they could stage the opera. other productions took place in schwerin, breslau, prague, wiesbaden, and other small houses. the opera played in new york in 1859. it played in london (in italian) in 1876. in vienna, johann strauss performed excerpts in 1853. the first austrian staging occurred at graz in 1854. vienna mounted the opera in 1857. the opera was performed at the vienna court opera in 1875. in 1860, the paris opera wanted the work in a revised version in french. wagner made extensive revisions for paris.