in Royal Festival Hall - 18 October, 1959
from Southbank Centre Archive:
18 October 1959: concert performance of "Don Giovanni" conducted by Colin Davis with Sutherland, Schwarzkopf, Wachter, Alva, etc. As a 14 year old on pocket money I had bought the cheapest seat available, in the Choir, behind the orchestra and soloists. On entering the auditorium (not actually my first visit, but it was an early one) the usher looked at my ticket and said apologetically: "There's been a mix up - please would you accept this one instead?" When I looked I had been given a top price stalls … more >>
Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1447692906003 accessed: 11 December, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)
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Don Giovanni
written by Mozart |
performed by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Sir Colin Davis, Dame Joan Sutherland |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 18 October, 1959 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |