First performance January 16th (28th), under the direction of Erdmannsdörfer.
Devrient has thought it desirable to make an excuse for the bungling and neglectful way in which he has taken up the idea of a first performance of "Tristan" at his theatre, by saying that it is impossible to execute the work.
I explained to the Princess some time ago that the belief of the Prague manager, that I was writing this opera for a first performance at his theatre, was a pure misunderstanding.
I stopped at every poster to look at the fascinating words so large with promise: First Performance of La Grand'Tante Opera-Comique in One Act I had to wait to read the authors' names.
He would not go on with the rehearsal unless Mr. Alvary sang, and without a rehearsal there would be no first performance of "Siegfried" to-morrow.
The opera, they say, went off well for a first performance; but to me it was tiresome, and the audience was not excited to any degree of applause.
In any event the author has clear rights for twenty-eight years from the date of publication or the date of first performance, whichever the earlier.
Owing to this, it was not until just before the first performance that I saw her work, and by that time all the principal scenes had been fixed.
On December 6 a first performance of Le Chant du Rossignol was given at Geneva at one of the subscription concerts of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under the direction of Ernest Ansermet.
First performance in England of Wagner's Parsifal at Covent Garden Opera House.
Ellis were chiefly remarkable for the first performance of Vaughan Williams's fine symphony "London.
The mayor's guests, pleased with certain tricks I showed them, faithfully kept their promise of attending my first performance, and not one was missing.
It was a first performance of a piece in which Schmucke's instruments were all required.
This conversation took place a few days before that night of first performance of The Devil's Betrothed, when the whole orchestra noticed how ill Pons was looking.
I am playing the flute here for the last time this evening; I would have left some days ago, but this was a first performance, and I did not want to spoil my part.
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