first performance

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For their first performance, the principles wore their own costumes, and a "scratch" orchestra was formed of local musicians.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The first performance, then, became a staging in Magdeburg, Germany, last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The only other characters identified in the program are Tybalt and Mercutio—Renan Cerdeiro and Shu Kinouchi, respectively, at my first performance; Addison Ector and Kyle Halford at my second.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

It first opened in 1967, with this year marking 75 years since the first performance there.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Would survivors and relatives of the Lakota Sioux Indians butchered at the Wounded Knee Massacre, which took place just three years before the symphony’s first performance, have recognised its melodies as theirs?

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall