Hugh Reginald Haweis - 24 July, 1883

from My Musical Life, pages 482-3:

I looked round upon the silent audience whilst these astonishing scenes were passing before me; the whole assembly was motionless - all seemed to be solemnised by the august spectacle - seemed almost to share in the devout contemplation and trance-like worship of the holy knights. Every thought of the stage had vanished nothing was further from my own thoughts than play-acting. I …   more >>

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Hugh Reginald Haweis, My Musical Life (London, 1898), p. 482-3. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437992265363 accessed: 29 March, 2024

Listeners

Hugh Reginald Haweis
Cleric, Writer
1839-1901

Listening to

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Parsifal
written by Richard Wagner

Experience Information

Date/Time 24 July, 1883
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, outdoors, in public

Originally submitted by sp327 on Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:17:45 +0100
Approved on Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:31:24 +0100