Sergei Prokofiev in Teatro de los Campos Elíseos - early June, 1913, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 3-8 June 1913, pages 428-429:
The same evening Nikolay Vasilievich [Andreyev] presented us with two seats for Khovanshchina at the Théâtre Astruc. The Diaghilev Company's productions of the Russian repertoire were having a colossal success: Chaliapin's name was on everyone's lips, the Russian chorus was everywhere admired, the Russian ballet outdid the French in refined perfection, and the operatic subjects from the era of Ivan the Terrible were stunning in their representation of the life of those times.
Our visit to the theatre was of absorbing interest. Apart from anything else I was … more >>
Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 3-8 June 1913. In Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries 1907-1914 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 428-429. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438795320775 accessed: 9 November, 2024
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Khovanshchina
written by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Modest Mussorgsky |
performed by Diaghilev Company, Feodor Chaliapin |
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Date/Time | early June, 1913, at night |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |