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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{letterhead<br /> |Date=29 May/10 June 1890<br /> |To=[[Pyotr Jurgenson]]<br /> |Place=[[Frolovskoye]]<br /> |Language=Russian<br /> |Autograph=[[Klin]] (Russia): {{RUS-KLč}} (a{{sup|3}}, No. 2696)<br /> |Publication={{bib|1952/58|П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с П. И. Юргенсоном ; том 2}} (1952), p. 161–163&lt;br/&gt;{{bib|1977/40|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XV-Б}} (1977), p. 160–162<br /> }}<br /> ==Text and Translation==<br /> {{Lettertext<br /> |Language=Russian<br /> |Translator=Brett Langston<br /> |Original text={{right|&#039;&#039;29 мая&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{centre|Милый друг!}}<br /> Список действующих лиц я тебе написал, быв в Москве. В маленьком письмеце, которое ты мне написал 26-го, ты опять их просишь при слать, а в большом называешь маленькое письмо недействительным. Поэтому я было решил не посылать списка, но во избежание всяких недоразумений теперь решаюсь на всякий случай послать.<br /> <br /> Итак, поверни и читай:<br /> <br /> {{centre|&#039;&#039;ПИКОВАЯ ДАМА&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{centre|&#039;&#039;Действующие лица&#039;&#039;}}<br /> <br /> :1) &#039;&#039;Герман&#039;&#039; — 1-ый тенор<br /> :2) &#039;&#039;Гр[аф] Томский&#039;&#039; (Златогор) — баритон<br /> :3) &#039;&#039;Кн[язь] Елецкий&#039;&#039; — баритон<br /> :4) &#039;&#039;Чекалинский&#039;&#039; — тенор<br /> :5) &#039;&#039;Сурин&#039;&#039; — бас<br /> :6) &#039;&#039;Нарумов&#039;&#039; — 2-ой бас<br /> :7) &#039;&#039;Чаплицкий&#039;&#039; — 2-ой тенор<br /> :8) &#039;&#039;Распорядитель&#039;&#039; — 2-ой тенор<br /> :9) &#039;&#039;Лиза&#039;&#039; — сопрано<br /> :10) &#039;&#039;Полина&#039;&#039; (Миловзор) — контральто<br /> :11) &#039;&#039;Графиня&#039;&#039; — меццо-сопрано<br /> :12) &#039;&#039;Гувернантка&#039;&#039; — меццо-сопрано<br /> :13) &#039;&#039;Маша&#039;&#039; — сопрано <br /> :14) &#039;&#039;Мальчик-командир&#039;&#039; — персонаж не поющий<br /> <br /> {{centre|&#039;&#039;Действующие лица в интермедии&#039;&#039;}}<br /> :a) &#039;&#039;Прилепа&#039;&#039; — сопрано<br /> :b) &#039;&#039;Миловзор&#039;&#039; (Полина) — контральто<br /> :с) &#039;&#039;Златогор&#039;&#039; (гр[аф] Томский) — баритон<br /> <br /> Модест даст тебе знать, когда будет в Москве. Насчёт дела с Погожевым ты поступил очень умно, написав Христофорову.<br /> {{right|Твой П. Чайковский}}<br /> <br /> Сейчас нашёл ужасную ошибку в 1-ом действии: (стр[анице] 39, первый такт)<br /> [[File:4127 ex1.jpg|300px|center]]<br /> <br /> Так должно быть, а не так:<br /> [[File:4127 ex2.jpg|100px]]!!!! <br /> <br /> 5 лет жизни отдаю за исправление этой!!!! ошибки (в коей я один виноват)!!!!<br /> {{right|П. Ч.}}<br /> <br /> |Translated text={{right|&#039;&#039;29 May&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{centre|Dear friend!}}<br /> I wrote out for you a list of characters while I was in [[Moscow]]. In the brief note you wrote to me on the 26th, you asked me to send it again, yet in a longer one you called on me to ignore your brief note. Because of this I dedcided not to send you the list, but in order to avoid any misunderstandings I am sending it now just in case.<br /> <br /> And so, turn over and read:<br /> <br /> {{centre|&#039;&#039;[[The Queen of Spades|THE QUEEN OF SPADES]]&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{centre|&#039;&#039;List of Characters&#039;&#039;}}<br /> <br /> :1) &#039;&#039;Herman&#039;&#039; — 1st tenor<br /> :2) &#039;&#039;Count Tomsky&#039;&#039; (Zlatogor) — baritone<br /> :3) &#039;&#039;Prince Yeletsky&#039;&#039; — baritone<br /> :4) &#039;&#039;Chekalinsky&#039;&#039; — tenor<br /> :5) &#039;&#039;Surin&#039;&#039; — bass<br /> :6) &#039;&#039;Narumov&#039;&#039; — 2nd bass<br /> :7) &#039;&#039;Chaplitsky&#039;&#039; — 2nd tenor<br /> :8) &#039;&#039;Master of Ceremonies&#039;&#039; — 2nd tenor<br /> :9) &#039;&#039;Liza&#039;&#039; — soprano<br /> :10) &#039;&#039;Polina&#039;&#039; (Milovzor) — contralto<br /> :11) &#039;&#039;Countess&#039;&#039; — mezzo-soprano<br /> :12) &#039;&#039;Governess&#039;&#039; — mezzo-soprano<br /> :13) &#039;&#039;Masha&#039;&#039; — soprano <br /> :14) &#039;&#039;Young Boy Commander&#039;&#039; — non-singing personage<br /> <br /> {{centre|&#039;&#039;List of Intermezzo Characters&#039;&#039;}}<br /> : a) &#039;&#039;Prilepa&#039;&#039; — soprano<br /> : b) &#039;&#039;Milovzor&#039;&#039; (Polina) — contralto<br /> : с) &#039;&#039;Zlatogor&#039;&#039; (Count Tomsky) — baritone<br /> <br /> [[Modest]] will let you know when I&#039;ll be in [[Moscow]]. As for the business with [[Pogozhev]], you acted very cleverly by writing to [[Khristoforov]].<br /> {{right|Yours P. Tchaikovsky}}<br /> <br /> I&#039;ve just found a terrible error in the 1st act: (page 39, first bar)<br /> [[File:4127 ex1.jpg|300px|center]]<br /> <br /> This is how it ought to be, not thus: [[File:4127 ex2.jpg|100px]]!!!! <br /> <br /> Correcting these mistakes is taking 5 years off my life!!!! (And I alone am to blame!!!!)<br /> {{right|P. T.}}<br /> }}</div>

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