Complex sentence: The opera was given its premiere performance on December 30,1921 at the Chicago Opera, with the composer himself conducting and it was sung in French as "L'Amour des trois oranges".
Split into simpler sentences: The opera was given its premiere performance on December 30,1921 at the Chicago Opera, with the composer himself conducting. At its première, the opera was sung in French, as "L'Amour des trois oranges".