Richard Temple Savage in Royal Opera House - in the middle of the 1950's
from A voice from the Pit: Reminiscences of an Orchestral Musician, page 154:
After "Othello" came a new "Magic Flute" which I found rather precious and for which we had no less than fourteen rehearsals. We were nearly driven mad; as Kempe said, when he took over (after one rehearsal): "What can you do with the "Flute" except play it?"
cite as
Richard Temple Savage, A voice from the Pit: Reminiscences of an Orchestral Musician (Newton Abbot, 1988), p. 154. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434908582393 accessed: 30 October, 2024
Listeners
Richard Temple Savage
clarinettist music librarian, writer, music librarian, Clarinetist, Writer
clarinettist music librarian, writer, music librarian, Clarinetist, Writer
1909-
Listening to
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The Magic Flute
written by Mozart, Amadeus Mozart |
performed by Covent Garden Opera Company, unnamed soloists, Rudolf Kempe |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | in the middle of the 1950's |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by iepearson on Sun, 21 Jun 2015 18:43:02 +0100
Approved on Sun, 20 Dec 2015 16:14:01 +0000