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As in many 18th-century productions at the Teatro San Carlo, the first performance of Il Bellerofonte included separate ballets, none of the music for which was composed by Mysliveček or used in subsequent performances of the opera.

The premiere production included a ballet at the end of Act I, Un bassà turco ( A Turkish Pasha ), and one at the end of Act II, Pantomimo tra Pulcinella, Arlecchino e Coviello ( Pantomime between Pulcinella, Harlequin and Coviello ).

The opera was also preceded by a festive dance while a cantata was sung in honor of King Ferdinand I ( also composed by Mysliveček ).

The ballets were choreographed by their leading dancer, Gennaro Magri.

The opera was revived in Siena in spring of 1767 and Prague in carnival of 1768.

A notation on a copy of the score in Paris indicates that it was revived at the San Carlo in 1769, however no librettos survive to confirm this.