Thomas Dunhill in Hamburg State Opera - 1 January, 1938
from Thomas Dunhill's Diary, Saturday 1 January, 1938, page 202:
"Eiskönigin"
At 1 o'clock I went to the Mercks to lunch. Afterwards, I drove with Dr M and the elder daughter to the Opera House. We had excellent seats in a box facing the stage. The performance began with my ballet [Gallimaufry, performed under the title Die Eiskönigin]. It was conducted by Theo Ziegler (?). Orchestra fine! It all came off most splendidly. The staging and dancing all delightful. Then they did "Maria im Walde" (a lovely episode) and Stewelpeter by Norbert Schultze - a modern who has the courage to be simple! My work was quite modern in … more >>
Lewis Foreman, Thomas Dunhill's Diary, Saturday 1 January, 1938. In From Parry to Britten: British Music in Letters, 1900 - 1945 (London, 1987), p. 202. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1414592287852 accessed: 4 November, 2024
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Gallimaufry
written by Dunhill, Thomas F. (Thomas Frederick), 1877-1946 |
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Maria im Walde
written by Norbert Schultze |
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Stewelpeter
written by Norbert Schultze |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1 January, 1938 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Foreman includes a number of letters preceding this entry, which detail the organisation of the ballet's performances in Hamburg.