Théâtre Royal, Liège, 1876
Eugène Minne had previously directed Carmen in Antwerp (1 April 1876), which Célos and Bernier designed. Only two new sets were painted in Liège, for Acts II and IV.
Grand Théâtre, Ghent, 1877
Repeated annually until 1912 (new production), with breaks in 1880-81, 1882-83, 1884-86, 1888-89, 1891-92, and 1894-95.
Grand Théâtre, Ghent, 1905
Sets and mise en scène from the Théâtre Royal in Ostend.
Grand Théâtre, Ghent, 1912
At the first performance ‘more than five hundred people could not find a place.’ Journal de Bruges , 6 November 1912.
Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, 1930-
One performance was on 8 August 1931.
Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, 1945
Benefit performance for the victims of the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes, 1944-5).
Vlaams[ch]e Opera, Antwerp, 1919-
Staged until 1963.
Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, 1876
Belgian premiere; ‘the event of the season […] more memorable than expected, no doubt’ (Isnardon, 554); revivals until 1901; the performance of Saturday September 29, 1876 was attended by Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, a brother of Franz Joseph I.
Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, 1902
It was first decided that the poem would be put into recitatives, but, to leave the work all its color, all its strength, we came back to leave it in its original form.’ The Worldy Notebook , 4-10 September 1902.
Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, 1904
Gay performed on 26 February 1905.