Serge Diaghileff et al. in London - 8 June, 1921, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 1 - 30 June 1921, page 607:
The Chout first night was postponed from the 8th until the 9th, and a general rehearsal held on the 8th to which a public audience and critics were invited - all the leading figures in artistic London. It was the first time that Diaghilev had undertaken a rehearsal of this sort in London. The rehearsal started well (although I was still not au fait with those accursed knobs, which were arranged in a different order here from those in Paris). However, in the middle of the first scene the orchestra went astray, so I stopped them, put matters right and … more >>
http://data.open.ac.uk/led/person/Sergey+Prokofiev/1450307447086, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 1 - 30 June 1921, p. 607. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1458777712002 accessed: 1 September, 2024
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Chout
written by Sergei Prokofiev |
performed by Orchestra of the Ballets Russes |
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Date/Time | 8 June, 1921, at night |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |