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{{picture|file=William Shakespeare.jpg|caption='''William Shakespeare''' (1564-1616)<br/>in an unverified portrait}}
{{picture|file=Taras Shevchenko.jpg|caption='''Taras Shevchenko''' (1814–1861), in a portrait by Ivan Kramskoy}}
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).
Ukrainian poet, writer, artist and ethnographer (b. 25 February/9 March 1814 at Moryntsi; d. 26 February/10 March 1861 in [[Saint Petersburg]]), born '''''Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko''''' (Тарас Григорович Шевченко); known in Russia as '''''Taras Grigoryevich Shevchenko''''' (Тарас Григорьевич Шевченко).


==Tchaikovsky's Settings of Works by Shakespeare==
==Tchaikovsky's Settings of Works by Shevchenko==
A number of Tchaikovsky's works were inspired by Shakespeare:
* ''Do Not Leave Me'' (Не отходи от меня), No. 3 of the [[Six Romances and Songs, Op. 27]] (1875), is a setting of Shevchenko's poem ''The Little Cherry-Orchard'' (Садок вишневий коло хати) from his cycle ''In the Casement'' (В каземат) (1847), in a Russian translation by [[Lev Mey]] (1822–1862).
* 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).
* ''In the Garden, By the Ford'' (В огороде, возле броду), No. 4 of the [[Six Duets, Op. 46]] (1880), is a setting of Shevchenko's 1848 poem of the same title (Но вгородi коло броду), in a Russian translation by [[Ivan Surikov]] (1841–1880).
* 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==
==External Links==
* [[:wikipedia:William Shakespeare|Wikipedia]]
* [[:wikipedia:Taras Shevchenko|Wikipedia]]




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

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Taras Shevchenko (1814–1861), in a portrait by Ivan Kramskoy

Ukrainian poet, writer, artist and ethnographer (b. 25 February/9 March 1814 at Moryntsi; d. 26 February/10 March 1861 in Saint Petersburg), born Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (Тарас Григорович Шевченко); known in Russia as Taras Grigoryevich Shevchenko (Тарас Григорьевич Шевченко).

Tchaikovsky's Settings of Works by Shevchenko

  • Do Not Leave Me (Не отходи от меня), No. 3 of the Six Romances and Songs, Op. 27 (1875), is a setting of Shevchenko's poem The Little Cherry-Orchard (Садок вишневий коло хати) from his cycle In the Casement (В каземат) (1847), in a Russian translation by Lev Mey (1822–1862).
  • In the Garden, By the Ford (В огороде, возле броду), No. 4 of the Six Duets, Op. 46 (1880), is a setting of Shevchenko's 1848 poem of the same title (Но вгородi коло броду), in a Russian translation by Ivan Surikov (1841–1880).

External Links

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