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{{centre|Gracious Sir!}} | {{centre|Gracious Sir!}} | ||
Tomorrow I am submitting the full score of my opera "''[[The Oprichnik]]''" to [[Petersburg]] <ref name="note1"/>. Permit me to ask you to look favourably upon this work, and to provide your utmost assistance in promoting it for performance. | Tomorrow I am submitting the full score of my opera "''[[The Oprichnik]]''" to [[Petersburg]] <ref name="note1"/>. Permit me to ask you to look favourably upon this work, and to provide your utmost assistance in promoting it for performance. | ||
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==Notes and References== | ==Notes and References== | ||
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<ref name="note1">Tchaikovsky completed the full score of his third opera, | <ref name="note1">Tchaikovsky completed the full score of his third opera, [[The Oprichnik]], on 20 March/1 April 1872. His previous opera, [[Undina]] (1869), had been rejected for performance by the Directorate of the Imperial Theatres in [[Saint Petersburg]].</ref>. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 21 February 2024
Date | 4/16 May 1872 |
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Addressed to | Eduard Nápravník |
Where written | Moscow |
Language | Russian |
Autograph Location | Saint Petersburg (Russia): Saint Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music (Гик 17195/2) |
Publication | Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского, том 1 (1900), p. 377 Чайковский. Воспоминания и письма (1924), p. 105–106 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том V (1959), p. 276 |
Text and Translation
Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Москва 4-го мая 1872 г[ода] Милостивый государь
Я отсылаю завтра в Петербург партитуру моей оперы «Опричник». Позвольте попросить Вас отнестись благосклонно к этому произведению и оказать Ваше могущественное содействие к принятию её для постановки. Имею честь быть Вашим покорнейшим слугой. П. Чайковский |
Moscow 4th May 1872 Gracious Sir!
Tomorrow I am submitting the full score of my opera "The Oprichnik" to Petersburg [1]. Permit me to ask you to look favourably upon this work, and to provide your utmost assistance in promoting it for performance. I have the honour to be your most humble servant. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky completed the full score of his third opera, The Oprichnik, on 20 March/1 April 1872. His previous opera, Undina (1869), had been rejected for performance by the Directorate of the Imperial Theatres in Saint Petersburg.