December 28 1897 (Julian calendar)

Moscow, Russia
Solodovnikov Theatre
'The Power of the Fiend', Act 2
Serov
'Askold’s Grave', Act 3
Verstovsky
Rachmaninoff's role
Conductor
Notes
'Askold’s Grave', Act 3. 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.