in Royal Festival Hall - 1953
from Southbank Centre Archive:
In 1953 my mother took me age nine and my sister, eleven, for our first visit to London. We were taken to a matinee performance of Tchaikovksy's 'The Nutcracker'. I will always remember after the interval, the curtains opening to a most magical scene. Glittering snow was falling and at the rear of the stage raised on a dias, shimmering in the lights was the Sugar Plum Fairy, poised on pointe and as still as a statue. My mother often recalled the 'Ohhhh' gasped in wonder. As an adult I have attended many wonderful performances at the… more >>
Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1449346203589 accessed: 8 November, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)
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Ballet Suite, The Nutcracker, Op. 71a
written by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1953 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |