Hello All, A question for the list:

My local orchestra (The Rhode Island Philharmonic) is presenting a program
this weekend which includes Dukas' "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" with a
narrator (storyteller Bill Harley).  A friend of mine who works for the
Philharmonic offered me tickets, but I politely declined on the basis that
I am a purist and don't particularly enjoy classical music interrupted by
elements that weren't intended by the composer.  My friend replied that my
rejection of the tickets was unfounded, since, according to her, "The
Sorcerer's Apprentice" was originally intended to include narration.  I
have done some research but have found no mention of an accompanying
narration to this piece, or whether there is a precedent for such
performances.

Any insight into this?

Thanks in advance,

Krishan Oberoi
North Providence, RI
USA