Sergei Prokofiev in Chicago Opera - 14 December, 1921, in the afternoon

from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 14 December 1921 , page 645:

In the afternoon there was supposed to have been a rehearsal with the ballet dancers, but as some of them have been called for a rehearsal of Salome, ours could not take place. I saw the end of Salome, and although I know the story well I still found it terrifying. The music does seem to heighten the effect, but I need to listen to the whole of the opera. I have the impression it is too long.

cite as

http://data.open.ac.uk/led/person/Sergey+Prokofiev/1450307447086, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 14 December 1921 , p. 645. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1459113644975 accessed: 26 December, 2024

location of experience: Chicago Opera

Listeners

Sergei Prokofiev
performer, Composer, Musician
1891-1953

Listening to

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Salome
written by Richard Strauss
performed by Chicago Opera

Experience Information

Date/Time 14 December, 1921, in the afternoon
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by isobel.1111 on Sun, 27 Mar 2016 22:20:45 +0100
Approved on Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:11:55 +0100