Diary entries
November 26 1897 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 28 1897 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 2 1897 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 3 1897 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: While this performance was listed by Apetian, Satina's handwritten note - an amendment to a typed list of operas conducted by Rachmaninoff at this time - indicated doubt. Val'kova (vol. 1, p. 206) further indicates Rachmaninoff's participation is doubtful, citing an announcement in Russkiy Listok on December 3 that the opera was to be conducted by Esposito. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 7 1897 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 11 1897 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 12 1897 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: While this performance was listed by Apetian, Satina's handwritten note - an amendment to a typed list of operas conducted by Rachmaninoff at this time - indicated doubt. It is not noted by Val'kova and appears, therefore, to be doubtful. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 21 1897 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 22 1897 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 26 1897 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 27 1897 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 28 1897 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: According to Apetian, this was a children’s matinee performance, which is noted by Val'kova (vol. 1, p. 209) who cites a press announcement. According to the announcement, however, while Rachmaninoff conducted the third act of Verstovsky's opera, the other work was Gluck's 'Orfeo', conducted by Esposito. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 30 1897 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 31 1897 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 2 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: As with the performance on December 28 1897, Val'kova (vol. 1, p. 211) indicates that the first work on the matinee program was Gluck's 'Orfeo', conducted by Esposito, citing a press announcement on the day. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 3 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Val'kova (vol. 1, p. 211) indicates that only the work by Verstovsky was performed at this matinee, citing a press announcement on the day. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 4 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 15 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 18 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 25 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Keldysh (p. 156) indicates that productions relocated to the International Theatre as a fire had broken out in the Solodovnikov Theatre on January 19. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 27 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 30 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Chaliapin played the role of the Mayor in this production. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 2 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 3 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Chaliapin played the role of the Mayor in this production. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 8 1898 (Julian Calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: This performance was not listed by Apetian, however Val'kova (vol. 1, p. 214) cites press notices that indicate Rachmaninoff conducted the performance of Verstovsky's 'Askold's Grave' at a matinee, before conducting Rimsky-Korsakov's 'May Night' in the evening.
February 8 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Chaliapin played the role of the Mayor in this production. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 12 1898 (Julian Calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: This performance was not listed by Apetian, however Val'kova (vol. 1, p. 215) cites press announcements indicating Rachmaninoff conducted these works in a matinee performance, before conducting Rimsky-Korsakov's 'May Night' in the evening. Val'kova records 'The Power of the Fiend' as being by Verstovsky rather than Serov. Val'kova also notes a potential further discrepancy, with Moskovskiye Listok announcing that the performance of the two works was in fact to be conducted by Esposito.
February 12 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Chaliapin played the role of the Mayor in this production. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 13 1898 (Julian Calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Val'kova (vol. 1, p. 215) notes that Apetian did not list this performance, yet she cites a press announcement in Novosti Dnya on February 13 indicating the matinee performance of the two works.
February 15 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Chaliapin played the role of the Mayor in this production. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.