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Sergei Slonimsky: RIP

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« on: July 19, 2020, 10:06:38 pm »

This didn't make the news at all - sorry to hear it.

Story about him - many years ago, his opera on Mary Queen of Scots was performed in Edinburgh. It included a crowd scene where John Knox is preaching to a large congregation from the steps of his house. At the end of the scene, Knox crosses himself and the crowd follows suit. The entire audience collapsed in laughter, and the poor Russian opera company wondered what on earth was wrong.
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