He wrote the libretto for Thomas Clayton's opera Rosamond, which had a disastrous premiere in London in 1707.

The performances were the first since the disastrous premiere of 1838.

Just think: if "The Rite of Spring" and "Carmen" had not gotten second chances after their disastrous premieres, both works might quickly have disappeared.

The concerto had a disastrous premiere, at the opening concert of the London Symphony Orchestra's 1919-20 season on 27 October 1919.

The disastrous American premiere in Miami was promoted as "the laugh sensation of two continents"; the first New York production advertised for "70,000 intellectuals."

After a disastrous premiere, Puccini withdrew the opera and substantially rewrote it, this time in three acts.

Its disastrous premiere in March 1841 forced Nicolai to cancel his contract with Merelli and return to Vienna.

At the time of their meeting, Puccini and Illica were revising Madama Butterfly after its disastrous première.

In 1897, he led the disastrous premiere of Rachmaninoff's Symphony No 1.

The following year, he led the disastrous premiere of Rachmaninoff's Symphony No 1.