Benjamin Britten et al. in Covent Garden - 29 June, 1933
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 144:
Grace comes to dinner. Then at 9.15. Beth goes with her, & I go with Bridges to Gala perf of Carmargo Ballet (in honour of Delegates of Congress) at Covent Garden. V. good seats. Coppelia Act I dull (spoilt by bad rhythm of Lambert conducting). Lopakova excellent in rest tho'. Anton Dolin in v. marvellous España; & lac des Cygnes with Dolin & Markova.
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 144. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437212406811 accessed: 25 April, 2024
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Carmargo
written by Ludwig Minkus |
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| Espana | performed by Anton Dolin |
Coppelia
written by Miguel Delibes |
performed by Lambert |
Swan Lake
written by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |
performed by Anton Dolin, Markova |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 29 June, 1933 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by gkw on Sat, 18 Jul 2015 10:40:09 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:09:26 +0100