La gazza ladra the opera for subsequent productions in Pesaro; and then in 1819 for the Teatro del Fondo, in Naples, in 1820 for the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, and in 1866 revised the music for performance in Paris. The first performance of "The Thieving Magpie" in England was at the King's Theatre, London, on 10 March 1821. As the French-language "La pie voleuse", the opera's first performance in the United States was at the Théâtre d'Orléans, New Orleans, on 30 December 1828. In 1941, Riccardo Zandonai composed a version of "The Thieving Magpie" for a revival of the opera in Pesaro.
La Scala citing "hostility" from staff members. In May 2005, Stéphane Lissner, formerly head of the Aix-en-Provence Festival, was appointed General Manager and Artistic Director of La Scala, becoming the first non-Italian in its history to hold the office. On 15 May 2006, Daniel Barenboim was named "Maestro Scaligero", or "de facto" principal guest conductor, of the company. In October 2011, Barenboim was appointed the next music director of La Scala, effective December 2011, with an initial contract of 5 years. In December 2013, management named Riccardo Chailly the next music director of La Scala, effective 1 January 2015. Stéphane Lissner left