Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 30 July, 1934
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 218:
After they go I listen to Act III of Tristan from Vienna (the Salzburg Festival).* It doesn't come over at all well.
cite as
John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 218. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438164953076 accessed: 16 April, 2024
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Tristan und Isolde
written by Richard Wagner |
performed by Toscanini |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 30 July, 1934 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Notes
*A Salzburg Festival production, conducted by Toscanini.
Originally submitted by gkw on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:15:53 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:14:07 +0100