Benjamin Britten in His Majesty's Theatre - 9 June, 1932
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 107:
Barbara, Beth, & I go to His Majesty's to see "Dubarry" at 8.15.* V. spectacular Musical Comedy. V. entertaining but not exactly intelligent. Anny Ahlers is most attractive & Heddle Nash sings well Back by 11.30
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 107. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434486477690 accessed: 25 April, 2024
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The Dubarry
written by Carl Millöcker |
performed by Anny Ahlers, Heddle Nash |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 9 June, 1932 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
*The Dubarry, a comic opera by the Austrian composer Carl Millocker (1842-99), was playing at His Majesty's Theatre in the Haymarket in a new revised version, with new English lyrics by Paul Knepler and J. Williminski.
Originally submitted by gkw on Tue, 16 Jun 2015 21:27:57 +0100
Approved on Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:41:18 +0100