Sergei Prokofiev in Chicago Opera - 5 January, 1922, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 2 - 15 January 1922, page 661:
The second performance of Oranges took place on the 5th, conducted by Smallens. I sat with Gottlieb in the back row of the stalls, from where one can see and hear very well. But from my seat (and for all I know from most seats in the hall) the orchestra, and especially the strings, sounded extremely weak. The result was a very peculiar effect, probably not unlike that at Bayreuth, where the orchestra is deliberately distanced. But the singers were ideal: every note and every word clearly audible, in contrast to passages where the orchestra should dominate, which sounded feeble, for… more >>
http://data.open.ac.uk/led/person/Sergey+Prokofiev/1450307447086, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 2 - 15 January 1922, p. 661. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1459260603519 accessed: 11 November, 2024
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The Love of Three Oranges, Op.33
written by Sergei Prokofiev |
performed by Artists of the Chicago Opera, Alexander Smallens |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 5 January, 1922, at night |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |