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|Translated text={{centre|Most gracious [[Vasily Vasilyevich]]!}} | |Translated text={{centre|Most gracious [[Vasily Vasilyevich]]!}} | ||
Living in [[Moscow]] it is impossible for me to be personally involved in matters relating to the production of my opera "[[The Oprichnik]]", and therefore I ask you to stand in for me whenever it turns out to be necessary. | Living in [[Moscow]], it is impossible for me to be personally involved in matters relating to the production of my opera "[[The Oprichnik]]", and therefore I ask you to stand in for me whenever it turns out to be necessary. | ||
Your devoted, | Your devoted, | ||
{{right|P. Tchaikovsky}} | {{right|P. Tchaikovsky}} | ||
''[[Moscow]]'', 2nd January 1873 | ''[[Moscow]]'', 2nd January 1873 | ||
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: Morozova — ''Leonova'' (Platonova). | : Morozova — ''Leonova'' (Platonova). | ||
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: ''Zhemchuzhny'' — ''Sobolev''. | : ''Zhemchuzhny'' — ''Sobolev''. | ||
(The Act 4 dances are for men and women) | (The Act 4 dances are for men and women.) | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 23 February 2024
Date | 2/14 January 1873 |
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Addressed to | Vasily Bessel |
Where written | Moscow |
Language | Russian |
Autograph Location | Moscow (Russia): Russian National Museum of Music (ф. 42, No. 223) |
Publication | К новым берегам (1923), No. 2, p. 45–46 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том V (1959), p. 296 |
Text and Translation
Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Любезный Василий Васильевич!
Живя в Москве, я поставлен в невозможность принимать личное участие в делах, касающихся постановки моей оперы «Опричник», а потому прошу тебя заменять меня во всех случаях, где это окажется нужным. Преданный тебе, П. Чайковский Москва, 2-го января 1873 г[ода]
(Танцы 4 действ[ия] для мужчин и женщин). |
Most gracious Vasily Vasilyevich!
Living in Moscow, it is impossible for me to be personally involved in matters relating to the production of my opera "The Oprichnik", and therefore I ask you to stand in for me whenever it turns out to be necessary. Your devoted, P. Tchaikovsky Moscow, 2nd January 1873
(The Act 4 dances are for men and women.) |