[2] Schreker had copies of the libretto and vocal score printed to try to promote the work but it met with little interest from the conductors and opera houses he sent it to.

On 2 June 1985 the opera's first staged performance took place at the Pianopianissimo Musiktheater in Munich under conductor Frank Strobel with the orchestration arranged for instrumental quintet.

The Kiel Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus were conducted by Ulrich Windfuhr with Manuela Uhl, Jörg Sabrowski and Robert Chafin in the leading roles.

[6][7] In August 2022, a new production was staged in Lithuania by the Opera Accelerator company, directed by Karina Novikova and conducted by Martynas Stakionis.

This leads to an inner conflict, which becomes critical when a travelling minstrel, who stays at the castle as a guest, sings of passion and love as omnipotent forces, and arouses amorous feelings in Irmgard.