Complex sentence: The US premiere was given in New Orleans at the Théâtre d'Orleans in New Orleans on 24 January 1850 while it took nearly one hundred and fifty years for the opera to 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 given in New Orleans at the Théâtre d'Orleans on 24 January 1850 while it took nearly one hundred and fifty years for the opera to given its UK premiere. This was presented by Opera North on 31 March 1990 at the Grand Theatre in Leeds.