premiere performance

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premiere
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprem.i.eər/us
/prɪˈmɪr/
the first public performance of a play or any other type ...
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performance
noun
uk
/pəˈfɔː.məns/us
/pɚˈfɔːr.məns/
how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or ...
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Some tentative moments don't detract too seriously from this live recording of thepremiereperformance.
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Thispremiereperformanceutilised limited scenery with video projections conveying much of the mood and message of each of the scenes.
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The eighth and last tableau was cut at thepremiereperformance.
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Thepremiereperformancewas an enormous success and the composer was called onto the stage 27 times.
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Bizet himself played the harmonium backstage at thepremiereperformance.
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A live digital recording was made at the time of thepremiereperformance.
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Thepremiereperformancewas recorded, and has been issued on compact disc.
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Thepremiereperformancewas greeted with 22 curtain calls.
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In fact, he worked on the project to the point of exhaustion, and collapsed into a period of illness after conducting itspremiereperformance.
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There is some discrepancy between the lengths of individual movements of thepremiereperformance, specified in different versions of the score.
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The first two movements were completed before the end of 1960 but the last movement was not completed until 15 days before the worldpremiereperformance.
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Thepremiereperformancewas a disaster.
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He artistically directed the festival, held annually for twelve years, involving many world premiere performances.
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Both premiere performances were completely sold out.
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The band's premiere performances were recorded live.
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