August, 1963

from Southbank Centre Archive:

I’m not sure this constitutes a great story but ….My father took me to The Royal Festival Hall for the first time in August 1963 when I was 11.   I can’t remember the actual date but I still have the programme, which was for the London Festival Ballet performing Coppelia, with Jeanette Minty and George Goviloff in the main roles - I don’t think they ever became household names, but I loved it all the same.  Recent highlights have to be seeing heroes from the past such as David Bowie at Meltdown, …   more >>

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Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1449743787830 accessed: 29 March, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)

Listening to

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Copelia

Experience Information

Date/Time August, 1963
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Liz Ford on Thu, 10 Dec 2015 10:36:28 +0000
Approved on Fri, 24 Feb 2017 14:26:27 +0000