the piece followed sullivan's only grand opera, "ivanhoe" (1891). a recording was made in 2000. "haddon hall" was performed with some regularity by amateur operatic societies in britain in the first three decades of the 20th century, but it has rarely been performed since then. its last professional production for over a century was a british provincial tour by one of carte's touring companies in 1899. the national gilbert & sullivan opera company presented the first professional staging in august 2018 in buxton and harrogate, england, in 2018 at the 25th international gilbert and sullivan festival, starring richard suart and donald maxwell.