Sadie, Julie Anne, and Rhian Samuel, editors. The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. Macmillan, 1994.
430, 431
Sir Thomas Beecham
Standard Name: Beecham, Sir Thomas
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Nancy Cunard | NC
's mother, Maud Alice (Burke) Cunard
(Emerald), was born in San Francisco in 1872, to a wealthy father of Irish descent and a half-French mother. She was largely self-taught, and had a... |
| Performance of text | Ethel Smyth | ES
's opera The Wreckers had its first full performance in English under conductor Thomas Beecham
at His Majesty's Theatre
, London. Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992. 342 |
| Performance of text | Ethel Smyth | |
| politics | Ethel Smyth | Imprisoned with other Women's Social and Political Union supporters, ES
served three weeks of a two-month sentence. Conductor Thomas Beecham
wrote of a visit to Holloway at which he saw her at a window with... |
| Textual Production | Ethel Smyth | Sir Henry Wood
conducted the overture at the Queen's Hall
in London on 22 August 1932, and it was conducted again at the same venue by Sir Thomas Beecham
in March 1935. Woolf, Virginia. The Letters of Virginia Woolf. Editors Nicolson, Nigel and Joanne Trautmann, Hogarth Press, 1975–1980, 6 vols. 5: 96n2, 370n4 |
| Textual Production | Ethel Smyth | ES
's oratorio The Prison (finished and first performed in Edinburgh in 1931) was conducted by Beecham
at Queen's Hall on 3 January 1934, as part of a programme entirely devoted to her music. Woolf, Virginia. The Letters of Virginia Woolf. Editors Nicolson, Nigel and Joanne Trautmann, Hogarth Press, 1975–1980, 6 vols. 4: 290, 5: 267n1 |
| Textual Production | Ethel Smyth | ES
's writings about her own times included individual studies of other people. As well as writing of Mrs Pankhurst in Female Pipings in Eden, she published Beecham
and Pharoah in May 1935 with... |
Timeline
1 October-31 December 1909: Conductor Thomas Beecham established the...
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1 October-31 December 1909
Conductor Thomas Beecham
established the Beecham Symphony Orchestra
. They performed in the Thomas Beecham Grand Opera Season at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Ford, Boris, editor. The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain. Vol. 9 vols, Cambridge University Press, 1988–2024.
8: 339
19 February 1910: The opera Elektra by Richard Strauss was...
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19 February 1910
The opera Elektra by Richard Strauss
was first performed in London: at Covent Garden
, conducted by Thomas Beecham
.
Drogheda, Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, Earl of et al. The Covent Garden Album: 250 Years of Theatre, Opera, and Ballet. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981.
105
7 October 1932: Sir Thomas Beecham conducted his newly-formed...
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7 October 1932
Sir Thomas Beecham
conducted his newly-formed London Philharmonic Orchestra
in its first performance.
Ford, Boris, editor. The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain. Vol. 9 vols, Cambridge University Press, 1988–2024.
8: 339
Nettel, Reginald. The Orchestra in England: A Social History. Jonathan Cape, 1956.
239
25 October 1945: Sir Thomas Beecham conducted the first performance...
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25 October 1945
Sir Thomas Beecham
conducted the first performance by the Philharmonia Orchestra
, which had been newly formed by Walter Legge
.
Nettel, Reginald. The Orchestra in England: A Social History. Jonathan Cape, 1956.
248, 250
1946: Sir Thomas Beecham established the Royal...
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1946
Sir Thomas Beecham
established the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ford, Boris, editor. The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain. Vol. 9 vols, Cambridge University Press, 1988–2024.
8: 339
4 May 1953: At Oxford, Sir Thomas Beecham produced Delius's...
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4 May 1953
At Oxford, Sir Thomas Beecham
produced Delius
's opera of 1892, Irmelin.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
406
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