Sergei Prokofiev in Theatre Astruc, Paris - early June, 1914, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 3 - 8 June 1913, page 429:
Next day, in the same theatre*, I heard Stravinsky's Petrushka. I was most interested to see and hear this ballet, which has not yet been seen or heard in Russia, and went to the performance with the liveliest curiosity. The way it was staged sent me into ecstasies, as the the orchestration and the wit constantly displayed, so that my attention did not flag for a moment, so engaged was it; but the music... I thought about it a great deal, and finally came to the conclusion that there is ultimately something not real about it, despite its many talented passages. But my God, … more >>
Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 3 - 8 June 1913. In Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries 1907-1914 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 429. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1446034417495 accessed: 7 November, 2024
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Petrushka
written by Igor Stravinksy |
performed by Orchestra of the Ballets Russes |
Experience Information
Date/Time | early June, 1914, at night |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
* Diaghilev's Ballets Russes season at the Theatre Astruc.