 It was first performed at the Teatro delle Dame, Rome, on 6 February 1760 with an all-male cast.It was given in London at the King's Theatre on 25 November 1766 with Gaetano Guadagni, Savi, Lovattini, Morigi, Quercioli, Piatti, and Michele; and at Covent Garden in English as "The Accomplish'd Maid" on 3 December 1766.It was revived as "La Cecchina" (with alterations) on 7 February 1928 in Bari (the composer's native city), as part of a celebration of the bicentenary of Piccinni's birth.