Richard Temple Savage in Paris - May, 1952

from A voice from the Pit: Reminiscences of an Orchestral Musician, page 139:

An undeniable success in England despite its lack of love interest and all-male cast, it seemed an odd choice for us to take to Paris for a few days the following spring. Ben used to duck nervously during the ensemble where the officers sing: "Don't like the French, don't like their hoppity-skippety ways - those damned Mounseers" and we noticed that by the last act the audience had thinned noticeably.
cite as

Richard Temple Savage, A voice from the Pit: Reminiscences of an Orchestral Musician (Newton Abbot, 1988), p. 139. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1433701285897 accessed: 13 October, 2024

location of experience: Paris

Listeners

Richard Temple Savage
clarinettist music librarian, writer, music librarian, Clarinetist, Writer
1909-

Listening to

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'Billy Budd'
written by Benjamin Britten
performed by Covent Garden Opera Company, Benjamin Britten

Experience Information

Date/Time May, 1952
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

Continues on from Experience 1432843043266.


Originally submitted by iepearson on Sun, 07 Jun 2015 19:21:25 +0100
Approved on Sun, 20 Dec 2015 16:09:38 +0000