Igor Stravinksy in Berlin - late February, 1928

from Igor Stravinsky: An Autobiography, page 138:

At the end of February I went to Berlin for the first performance of my 'Oedipus', which was being produced at the Staatsoper under Klemperer. It was what the Germans call an ‘Urauffuehrung’, that is to say, “world-first performance,” for it was then, in Berlin, that it was given for the first time as an opera. The execution of Oedipus, which was followed by 'Petroushka' and 'Mavra', was of the highest order.
cite as

Igor Stravinksy, Igor Stravinsky: An Autobiography (1936), p. 138. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435674098163 accessed: 14 November, 2024

location of experience: Berlin

Listeners

Igor Stravinksy
[…] Composer, Conducting, Musician, Pianist
1882-1971

Listening to

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'Mavra'
written by Igor Stravinksy
performed by Otto Klemperer
Oedipus Rex
written by Igor Stravinksy
performed by Otto Klemperer
Petrushka
written by Igor Stravinksy
performed by Otto Klemperer

Experience Information

Date/Time late February, 1928
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by verafonte on Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:21:38 +0100
Approved on Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:16:52 +0000