Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 20 December, 1932
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 126:
After dinner listen to F.B. conducting a B.B.C. Concert. Oberon-ob. Paradise Garden - Delius - Miriam Licette singing a rediscovered (let sleeping dogs lie) aria. Abit of Hansel & Gretel & abit of the Coc d'or Suite. Orchestra not superb - but F.B. on form - & you know what that means!
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 126. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435097046515 accessed: 13 December, 2024
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Hänsel und Gretel Overture
written by Engelbert Humperdinck |
performed by Frank Bridge |
The Golden Cockerel
written by Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow |
performed by Frank Bridge |
Overture to Oberon
written by Carl Maria von Weber |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Frank Bridge |
The Walk to the Paradise Garden
written by Delius |
performed by Frank Bridge |
| unspecified aria | performed by Miriam Licette |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 20 December, 1932 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Originally submitted by gkw on Tue, 23 Jun 2015 23:04:06 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:42:23 +0100