Sergei Prokofiev in Palais Garnier - 8 May, 1920, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 8 May 1920, pages 506-507:
In the evening I joined Stravinsky, Mme Edwards and others in Diaghilev's box for the opening performance of the Ballets Russes. After the lamentable efforts New York has been making to ape the Ballets Russes with poor scenery and inadequate dancers, it was such a joy to see the real thing, albeit in a less extravagantly luxurious form than six or seven years ago. The Good-humoured Ladies to Scarlatti's music is highly entertaining and imaginatively staged by Massine, while the Petrushka was in a wholly different league to the New York production. After… more >>
http://data.open.ac.uk/led/person/Sergey+Prokofiev/1450307447086, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 8 May 1920, p. 506-507. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1452426739270 accessed: 4 October, 2024
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The Good-humoured Ladies
written by Domenico Scarlatti, Vincenzo Tommassini |
performed by Orchestra of the Ballets Russes |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 8 May, 1920, at night |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |