Since its 1926 premiere, stagings of "King Roger" have been relatively rare. Two productions followed closely, the first at Theater Duisburg, Germany, in October 1928, and the second in October 1932 at the Národní divadlo in Prague. The first post-World War II presentation took place in Palermo in 1949 in the presence of its librettist, conducted by , set design by Renato Guttuso, sang Roger, Clara Petrella sang Roxana, the Shepherd. After that some years passed before the opera was staged again.