Miss Fass et al. in Lyceum Theatre - 17 June, 1931
from Diary of Benjamin Britten, June 17 1931, page 76:
Begin Viola part. Usual Practice. Walk with Gates after tea. Frank Bridge rings up at dinner to know whether I can go to Russ. Ballet (at Lyceum) instead of Mrs Bridge who’s not well with toothache. So I go with him & Miss Fass. See De Falla’s El Amor Brujo – Wonderful. Glinka Ratmir’s Dream, mod. & most glorious of all Petrushka; this is an inspiration from beginning to end. Wonderful dancing esp. Voizikowsky as P. Finish with a rolicking Danses Polovtsiennes (Borodin – P. Igor). I have never even imagined there could be such dancing.
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Benjamin Britten, Diary of Benjamin Britten, June 17 1931. In John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 76. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1408438721149 accessed: 29 November, 2024
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El Amor Brujo (1914–15)
written by Manuel de Falla |
performed by Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo |
Petrushka
written by Igor Stravinksy |
performed by Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo |
Polovtsian Dances
written by Aleksandr Borodin |
performed by Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo |
Ratmir's Aria, A Wonderful Dream
written by Mikail Ivanovich Glinka |
performed by Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 17 June, 1931 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Simon Brown on Tue, 19 Aug 2014 09:58:41 +0100