Benjamin Britten in London - 30 November, 1934
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 236:
I dash to the Wigmore Hall at 8.45 to hear Betty H. play my pieces well, but the audience doesn't like them very much.*
cite as
John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 236. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438248948322 accessed: 31 January, 2025
Listeners
Listening to
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Holiday Tales
written by Benjamin Britten |
performed by Betty Humby |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 30 November, 1934 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
*The Wigmore Hall premiere of Britten's Holiday Tales.
Originally submitted by gkw on Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:35:49 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 13:49:53 +0100