Complex sentence: The US premiere was presented at the Théâtre d'Orleans in New Orleans on 24 January 1850 while it took over one hundred and forty years for the opera to be given its UK premiere by Opera North on 31 March 1990 at the Grand Theatre in Leeds.
Split into simpler sentences: The US premiere was presented at the Théâtre d'Orleans in New Orleans on 24 January 1850. It took over 140 years for the opera to be given its UK premiere by Opera North on 31 March 1990 at the Grand Theatre in Leeds.