Jorge Bolet
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:46 am
I'm sure many of us remember Jorge Bolet (1914-1990). I was lucky enough to hear him play Rach 2nd concerto with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in the 1970s, and I have many of his recordings.
It is not well known that, while serving in the occupying forces in Japan in 1946, Lieutenant Jorge Bolet conducted the Japanese premiere of Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado. Apparently there were only three performances. Recently this obscure fact arose during dinner with a friend, so I googled 'Bolet' and 'Mikado' and found a printed programme for the1946 Japanese production on Ebay. Cost? $10.
PDF scan attached. Cheers,
Patrick Spillane, Melbourne, Australia
It is not well known that, while serving in the occupying forces in Japan in 1946, Lieutenant Jorge Bolet conducted the Japanese premiere of Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado. Apparently there were only three performances. Recently this obscure fact arose during dinner with a friend, so I googled 'Bolet' and 'Mikado' and found a printed programme for the1946 Japanese production on Ebay. Cost? $10.
PDF scan attached. Cheers,
Patrick Spillane, Melbourne, Australia