A month later, the Orchestra completed its first recording in three years — Prokofiev’s "Romeo and Juliet" for Decca. The ensemble also returned to international touring during the 1973-74 season with a first-ever visit to Australia and New Zealand. Because of a tightly-packed schedule, conducting duties were split between Maazel, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and former music director Erich Leinsdorf. The season, which also featured performances of Strauss’s one-act opera "Elektra" at Cleveland’s Severance Hall and New York’s Carnegie Hall, closed with a dozen concerts across Japan.