It was picked up for distribution by New Line, retitled The Evil Dead, and became a hit. Smith also explained it as "a lot less an opera in any regular perception than a multimedia monodrama." The composer described Humbert as "deeply seductive but deeply evil". The 1st overall performance in Russian was in Moscow in 2004. The opera was nominated for Russia's Golden Mask award. McCall, Andrew (2004). Medieval Underworld (Sutton History Classics).