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	English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language (baptised 26 April 1564 at Stratford-upon-Avon; d. 23 April 1616 at Stratford-upon-Avon).		English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language (baptised 26 April 1564 {{OS}} at Stratford-upon-Avon; d. 23 April 1616 {{OS}} at Stratford-upon-Avon).

	==Tchaikovsky's Settings of Works by Shakespeare==		==Tchaikovsky's Settings of Works by Shakespeare==
	A number of Tchaikovsky's works were inspired by Shakespeare:		A number of Tchaikovsky's works were inspired by Shakespeare:
	* The overture-fantasia ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Ромео и Джульетта) (1869, revised 1870 and 1880) and the composer's later [[Romeo and Juliet (projected opera)\|projected opera]] on the same subject — after Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet'' (ca. 1594).		* The overture-fantasia ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Ромео и Джульетта) (1869, revised 1870 and 1880) and the composer's later [[Romeo and Juliet (projected opera)\|projected opera]] on the same subject — after Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet'' (ca. 1594).
			* The fantasia ''The Tempest'' (Буря), Op. 18 (1873) — after Shakespeare's drama ''The Tempest'' (c. 1611).
	* The overture-fantasia [[Hamlet (overture-fantasia)\|Hamlet]] (Гамлет), Op. 67 (1888) and the [[Hamlet (incidental music)\|incidental music]] to the play, Op. 67b (1891) — after Shakespeare's play ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', written between 1599 and 1601.		* The overture-fantasia [[Hamlet (overture-fantasia)\|Hamlet]] (Гамлет), Op. 67 (1888) and the [[Hamlet (incidental music)\|incidental music]] to the play, Op. 67b (1891) — after Shakespeare's play ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', written between 1599 and 1601.
	* The fantasia ''The Tempest'' (Буря), Op. 18 (1873) — after Shakespeare's drama ''The Tempest'' (c. 1611).

	During the winter of 1876/77, Tchaikovsky also considered writing an opera ''[[Othello]]'' to a libretto by [[Vladimir Stasov]] based on Shakespeare's play (1605), but nothing came of this project.		During the winter of 1876/77, Tchaikovsky also considered writing an opera ''[[Othello]]'' to a libretto by [[Vladimir Stasov]] based on Shakespeare's play (1605), but nothing came of this project.
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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* [[:wikipedia:William Shakespeare\|Wikipedia]]		* [[wikipedia:William Shakespeare\|Wikipedia]]
			* {{viaf\|96994048}}

	[[Category:People\|Shakespeare, William ]]		[[Category:People\|Shakespeare, William]]
	[[Category:Writers\|Shakespeare, William ]]		[[Category:Writers\|Shakespeare, William]]

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Tchaikovsky's Settings of Works by Shakespeare

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	A number of Tchaikovsky's works were inspired by Shakespeare:		A number of Tchaikovsky's works were inspired by Shakespeare:
	* The overture-fantasia ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Ромео и Джульетта) (1869, revised 1870 and 1880) and the composer's later [[Romeo and Juliet (projected opera)\|projected opera]] on the same subject — after Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet'' (ca. 1594).		* The overture-fantasia ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Ромео и Джульетта) (1869, revised 1870 and 1880) and the composer's later [[Romeo and Juliet (projected opera)\|projected opera]] on the same subject — after Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet'' (ca. 1594).
	* The overture-fantasia [[Hamlet (overture-fantasia)\|Hamlet]] (Гамлет), Op. 67 (1888) and the [[Hamlet (incidental music)\|incidental music]] to the play, Op. ~~67a~~ (1891) — after Shakespeare's play ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', written between 1599 and 1601.		* The overture-fantasia [[Hamlet (overture-fantasia)\|Hamlet]] (Гамлет), Op. 67 (1888) and the [[Hamlet (incidental music)\|incidental music]] to the play, Op. 67b (1891) — after Shakespeare's play ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', written between 1599 and 1601.
	* The fantasia ''The Tempest'' (Буря), Op. 18 (1873) — after Shakespeare's drama ''The Tempest'' (c. 1611).		* The fantasia ''The Tempest'' (Буря), Op. 18 (1873) — after Shakespeare's drama ''The Tempest'' (c. 1611).

	During the winter of 1876/77, Tchaikovsky also considered writing an opera ''[[Othello]]'' to a libretto by [[Vladimir Stasov]] based on Shakespeare's play (1605), but nothing came of this project.		During the winter of 1876/77, Tchaikovsky also considered writing an opera ''[[Othello]]'' to a libretto by [[Vladimir Stasov]] based on Shakespeare's play (1605), but nothing came of this project.

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==

Tony at 19:40, 29 December 2022

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	==Tchaikovsky's Settings of Works by Shakespeare==		==Tchaikovsky's Settings of Works by Shakespeare==
	A number of Tchaikovsky's works were inspired by Shakespeare:		A number of Tchaikovsky's works were inspired by Shakespeare:
	* The overture-fantasia ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Ромео и Джульетта) (1869, revised 1870 and 1880) and the composer's later [[Romeo and Juliet (projected opera)\|projected opera]] on the same subject — after Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet'' (ca.1594).		* The overture-fantasia ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Ромео и Джульетта) (1869, revised 1870 and 1880) and the composer's later [[Romeo and Juliet (projected opera)\|projected opera]] on the same subject — after Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet'' (ca. 1594).
	* The overture-fantasia [[Hamlet (overture-fantasia)\|Hamlet]] (Гамлет), Op. 67 (1888) and the [[Hamlet (incidental music)\|incidental music]] to the play, Op. 67a (1891) — after Shakespeare's play ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', written between 1599 and 1601.		* The overture-fantasia [[Hamlet (overture-fantasia)\|Hamlet]] (Гамлет), Op. 67 (1888) and the [[Hamlet (incidental music)\|incidental music]] to the play, Op. 67a (1891) — after Shakespeare's play ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', written between 1599 and 1601.
	* The fantasia ''The Tempest'' (Буря), Op. 18 (1873) — after Shakespeare's drama ''The Tempest'' (c.1611).		* The fantasia ''The Tempest'' (Буря), Op. 18 (1873) — after Shakespeare's drama ''The Tempest'' (c. 1611).

	During the winter of 1876/77 Tchaikovsky also considered writing an opera ''[[Othello]]'' to a libretto by [[Vladimir Stasov]] based on Shakespeare's play (1605), but nothing came of this project.		During the winter of 1876/77, Tchaikovsky also considered writing an opera ''[[Othello]]'' to a libretto by [[Vladimir Stasov]] based on Shakespeare's play (1605), but nothing came of this project.

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==

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{{picture|file=William Shakespeare.jpg|caption='''William Shakespeare''' (1564-1616)<br/>in an unverified portrait}}
English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language (baptised 26 April 1564 at Stratford-upon-Avon; d. 23 April 1616 at Stratford-upon-Avon).

==Tchaikovsky's Settings of Works by Shakespeare==
A number of Tchaikovsky's works were inspired by Shakespeare:
* The overture-fantasia ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Ромео и Джульетта) (1869, revised 1870 and 1880) and the composer's later [[Romeo and Juliet (projected opera)|projected opera]] on the same subject — after Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet'' (ca.1594).
* The overture-fantasia [[Hamlet (overture-fantasia)|Hamlet]] (Гамлет), Op. 67 (1888) and the [[Hamlet (incidental music)|incidental music]] to the play, Op. 67a (1891) — after Shakespeare's play ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', written between 1599 and 1601.
* The fantasia ''The Tempest'' (Буря), Op. 18 (1873) — after Shakespeare's drama ''The Tempest'' (c.1611).

During the winter of 1876/77 Tchaikovsky also considered writing an opera ''[[Othello]]'' to a libretto by [[Vladimir Stasov]] based on Shakespeare's play (1605), but nothing came of this project.

==Bibliography==
* {{bib|1933/30}} (1933)
* {{bib|1964/14}} (1964)
* {{bib|1985/93}} (1985)

==External Links==
* [[:wikipedia:William Shakespeare|Wikipedia]]

[[Category:People|Shakespeare, William ]]
[[Category:Writers|Shakespeare, William ]]