[1] The timeline of the opera moves from the Dreamtime to July 2006, on the banks of the Yarra River near Federation Square in Melbourne; to 1939, on the banks of the Dhungala (Murray River) near the Cummeragunja Mission; to several months later in winter 1939; to Shepparton at an unspecified time; to Federation Square on 13 February 2008, the day of Kevin Rudd's apology.
[6] With his agreement, Cheetham used a recording of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's February 2008 apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples for the Stolen Generations as part of the work.
[7] Its official world premiere took place at the WestSide Performing Arts Centre, Mooroopna, Victoria, on 8 October 2010, where it was presented by the Short Black Opera Company[6] and the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra under David Kram.
[4] Short Black Opera has produced four seasons of Pecan Summer: Mooroopna 2010; Melbourne 2011; Perth 2012; Adelaide 2014;[citation needed] Sydney 2016.
The 2016 season was performed in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House[9] and was recorded by National Indigenous Television and ABC Classic FM.