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Russian dramatist (b. 1/13 April 1844 in [[Tiflis]]; d. 2/15 February 1917 in [[Moscow]]), born '''''Ippolit Vasilyevich Shpazhinsky''''' (Ипполит Васильевич Шпажинский). | |||
After receiving a military education, first at the Voronezh Cadet School, and then at the Aleksandrovsky Military Academy in [[Moscow]], Shpazhinsky served for some years in an uhlan regiment. He eventually resigned his commission, though, and devoted himself to playwriting, while at the same time filling the gaps in his education by attending lectures at [[Moscow]] University. Shpazhinsky's first drama appeared in 1876, and over the following years he wrote stage works in all kinds of genres: tragedies, psychological and historical dramas, comedies, and individual scenes. Many of these were staged at the state theatres in [[Saint Petersburg]] and [[Moscow]], as well as in the major provincial theatres. Before his collaboration with Tchaikovsky on the opera ''[[The Enchantress]]'', Shpazhinsky had gained some experience as a librettist by providing, in 1883, [[Vladimir Kashperov]] with the libretto for an opera'' Taras Bulba'', based on [[Gogol]]'s tale <ref name="note1"/>. | |||
==Tchaikovsky's Settings of Works by Shpazhinsky== | |||
Among Shpazhinsky's most successful works was the costume drama ''The Enchantress'' (1884), which in the course of 1885 he adapted into a libretto at Tchaikovsky's request. The two men had first met in [[Moscow]] in January 1885 to discuss the details of their collaboration. Tchaikovsky also struck up a friendship with the playwright's wife [[Yuliya Shpazhinskaya|Yuliya]] (b. Porokhontseva, ca. 1850-1919). When [[Yuliya Shpazhinskaya|Yuliya]] became estranged from her husband and he forced her to move to [[Sevastopol]] with their children, Tchaikovsky sided with her and tried to give her moral support through his many letters to her. | |||
After their collaboration on ''[[The Enchantress]]'', Tchaikovsky approached Shpazhinsky regarding a libretto for his projected opera ''[[The Captain's Daughter]]'', based on [[Pushkin]]'s historical novel. However, although Shpazhinsky set about writing this libretto in the spring of 1888, Tchaikovsky very soon decided to abandon the idea. | |||
The previous year, Shpazhinsky had also conceived the idea for an operatic libretto based on [[Goethe]]'s ballad '' Der Gott und die Bajadere'' (1797), which at first he intended to offer to the French-born Russian composer Anton Yulyevich Simon (b. 1851). However, as he explained in a letter to Tchaikovsky on 6/18 May 1887, Shpazhinsky felt that it would be a shame if a less gifted composer such as Simon used this splendid subject, and a few weeks later he sent the libretto to Tchaikovsky. For a while Tchaikovsky considered writing an opera ''[[The Bayadere]]'', but this idea was soon abandoned too. Seven years after Tchaikovsky's death, Shpazhinsky offered a libretto on the same subject to [[Rimsky-Korsakov]], but the latter also turned it down eventually <ref name="note3"/>. | |||
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky== | ==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky== | ||
6 letters from Tchaikovsky to Ippolit Shpazhinsky have survived, dating from 1886 to 1888, all of which have been translated into English on this website: | |||
* '''[[Letter | * '''[[Letter 2861]]''' – 19/31 January 1886, from [[Maydanovo]] | ||
* '''[[Letter 2875]]''' – 30 January/11 February 1886, from [[Maydanovo]] | |||
*''' [[Letter 2928]]''' – 6/18 April 1886, from [[Tiflis]] | |||
* '''[[Letter 2996]]''' – 7/19 July 1886, from [[Maydanovo]] | |||
* '''[[Letter 3367]]''' – 25 September/7 October 1887, from [[Maydanovo]] | |||
* '''[[Letter 3550]]''' – between 20 April/2 May and 23 April/5 May 1888, from [[Moscow]]. | |||
24 letters from Ippolit Shpazhinsky to the composer, dating from 1885 to 1888, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup|4}}, Nos. 5965–5988) <ref name="note2"/>. | |||
==Bibliography== | |||
* {{bib|1921/17}} (1921) | |||
* {{bib|1934/18}} (1934) | |||
* {{bib|1940/227}} (1940) | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* {{viaf| | * [[wikipedia:Ippolit_Shpazhinsky|Wikipedia]] | ||
* {{viaf|56935330}} | |||
==Notes and References== | ==Notes and References== | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="note1">See | <ref name="note1">[[Kashperov]]'s opera ''Taras Bulba'' was eventually premiered at the [[Moscow]] Bolshoi Theatre on 20 April/2 May 1887, but it notched up just four performances before being dropped from the repertoire. See {{bibx|1940/227|Чайковский на московской сцене}} (1940), p. 419.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note2">Shpazhinsky's extant letters to Tchaikovsky have been published in {{bibx|1940/227|Чайковский на московской сцене}} (1940).</ref> | |||
<ref name="note3">[[Rimsky-Korsakov]]'s letter to Shpazhinsy of 13/26 December 1900 is quoted by Vasily Kiselev in his introduction to the Tchaikovsky / Shpazhinsky correspondence in {{bibx|1940/227|Чайковский на московской сцене}} (1940), p. 425.</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
[[Category:People| | [[Category:People|Shpazhinsky, Ippolit]] | ||
[[Category:Correspondents| | [[Category:Correspondents|Shpazhinsky, Ippolit]] | ||
[[Category:Writers|Shpazhinsky, Ippolit]] | |||
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Russian dramatist (b. 1/13 April 1844 in Tiflis; d. 2/15 February 1917 in Moscow), born Ippolit Vasilyevich Shpazhinsky (Ипполит Васильевич Шпажинский).
After receiving a military education, first at the Voronezh Cadet School, and then at the Aleksandrovsky Military Academy in Moscow, Shpazhinsky served for some years in an uhlan regiment. He eventually resigned his commission, though, and devoted himself to playwriting, while at the same time filling the gaps in his education by attending lectures at Moscow University. Shpazhinsky's first drama appeared in 1876, and over the following years he wrote stage works in all kinds of genres: tragedies, psychological and historical dramas, comedies, and individual scenes. Many of these were staged at the state theatres in Saint Petersburg and Moscow, as well as in the major provincial theatres. Before his collaboration with Tchaikovsky on the opera The Enchantress, Shpazhinsky had gained some experience as a librettist by providing, in 1883, Vladimir Kashperov with the libretto for an opera Taras Bulba, based on Gogol's tale [1].
Tchaikovsky's Settings of Works by Shpazhinsky
Among Shpazhinsky's most successful works was the costume drama The Enchantress (1884), which in the course of 1885 he adapted into a libretto at Tchaikovsky's request. The two men had first met in Moscow in January 1885 to discuss the details of their collaboration. Tchaikovsky also struck up a friendship with the playwright's wife Yuliya (b. Porokhontseva, ca. 1850-1919). When Yuliya became estranged from her husband and he forced her to move to Sevastopol with their children, Tchaikovsky sided with her and tried to give her moral support through his many letters to her.
After their collaboration on The Enchantress, Tchaikovsky approached Shpazhinsky regarding a libretto for his projected opera The Captain's Daughter, based on Pushkin's historical novel. However, although Shpazhinsky set about writing this libretto in the spring of 1888, Tchaikovsky very soon decided to abandon the idea.
The previous year, Shpazhinsky had also conceived the idea for an operatic libretto based on Goethe's ballad Der Gott und die Bajadere (1797), which at first he intended to offer to the French-born Russian composer Anton Yulyevich Simon (b. 1851). However, as he explained in a letter to Tchaikovsky on 6/18 May 1887, Shpazhinsky felt that it would be a shame if a less gifted composer such as Simon used this splendid subject, and a few weeks later he sent the libretto to Tchaikovsky. For a while Tchaikovsky considered writing an opera The Bayadere, but this idea was soon abandoned too. Seven years after Tchaikovsky's death, Shpazhinsky offered a libretto on the same subject to Rimsky-Korsakov, but the latter also turned it down eventually [2].
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
6 letters from Tchaikovsky to Ippolit Shpazhinsky have survived, dating from 1886 to 1888, all of which have been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 2861 – 19/31 January 1886, from Maydanovo
- Letter 2875 – 30 January/11 February 1886, from Maydanovo
- Letter 2928 – 6/18 April 1886, from Tiflis
- Letter 2996 – 7/19 July 1886, from Maydanovo
- Letter 3367 – 25 September/7 October 1887, from Maydanovo
- Letter 3550 – between 20 April/2 May and 23 April/5 May 1888, from Moscow.
24 letters from Ippolit Shpazhinsky to the composer, dating from 1885 to 1888, are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, Nos. 5965–5988) [3].
Bibliography
- Письма П. И. Чайковского к И. В. Шпажинскому (1921)
- Vier unbekannte Briefe Peter Tschaikowskys (1934)
- Переписка Чайковского. П. И. Чайковский и И. В. Шпажинский (1940)
External Links
Notes and References
- ↑ Kashperov's opera Taras Bulba was eventually premiered at the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre on 20 April/2 May 1887, but it notched up just four performances before being dropped from the repertoire. See Чайковский на московской сцене (1940), p. 419.
- ↑ Rimsky-Korsakov's letter to Shpazhinsy of 13/26 December 1900 is quoted by Vasily Kiselev in his introduction to the Tchaikovsky / Shpazhinsky correspondence in Чайковский на московской сцене (1940), p. 425.
- ↑ Shpazhinsky's extant letters to Tchaikovsky have been published in Чайковский на московской сцене (1940).
