Sergei Prokofiev in Saint Petersburg Conservatory - 11 December, 1912
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 11 December 1912, page 259:
This morning I practised Tchaikovsky, and in the afternoon went to rehearsal. On entering the hall I heard the start of the third act of The Snow Maiden. Umnova was already on stage and singing in the first ensemble. She appeared graceful, but distraught. I wished I had come earlier so that I could have helped her to calm down. 'Max, do something to make her see me.' 'Go and sit in the front row.' I went down and learned over the rail towards Tcherepnin as if to ask him something, and stayed there. Umnenkaya did see me then. She sang Lel's aria accurately, in tune, but her fright made her … more >>
Sergei Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 11 December 1912. In Sergey Prokofiev, and Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries, volume 3 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 259. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1428619547233 accessed: 4 October, 2024
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The Snow Maiden, Act 3
written by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov |
performed by Lidia Umnova, Students of the Imperial Conservatoire |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 11 December, 1912 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |