first performance
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Known for creating an indelible VMAs moment when she kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera onstage during a 2003 medley, Madonna also opened the show with her first performance at the event since that night.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Yuta: I think this was actually our first performance in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Glass then gave the rights to the Boston Symphony for a July 5 first performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
It was a hit from its first performance and remains a staple of the classical canon worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
According to the poster in the hallway, the date of the first performance of The Trials of Arabella was only one day after the first rehearsal.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
