Benjamin Britten in Prestatyn - 2 May, 1934
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 210:
Garden abit after supper - superb weather still, & then listen to Act III of Walküre from Covent Garden.* Incomparable Leider as Brünhilde; & Bochelmann as a very good Wotan, also Lehmann as a beautiful Sieglinde. But what music to sing!
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 210. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438029955408 accessed: 25 April, 2024
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Die Walküre
written by Richard Wagner, Richard Wagner |
performed by Bochelmann, Lehmann, Leider, Sir Thomas Beecham |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 2 May, 1934 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Notes
*Conducted by Thomas Beecham.
Originally submitted by gkw on Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:45:55 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:24:16 +0100