Letter 3034
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 28 August/9 September 1886 (?) [1] |
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| Addressed to | Ippolit Altani |
| Where written | Moscow (?) |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 2886) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIII (1971), p. 437 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Милый друг!
Лодий свободен. Неужели Вы упустите случай иметь в труппе такого превосходного певца? Голубчик, сделай все возможное, чтобы это устроить. Скажи Майкову, что он должен это сделать. Иначе Лодий пойдёт в оперетку. Твой, П. Чайковский |
Dear friend!
Lody[2] is available. Would you really miss the chance to have such an excellent singer in the company? Golubchik, do everything possible so this might be arranged. Tell Maykov [3] that this must to be done. Otherwise Lody will go into operettas [4]. Yours. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Conjecturally dated by the editors of П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIII (1971), on the basis of a note in Tchaikovsky's diary for 28 August/9 September 1886: "Met with Lody".
- ↑ Pyotr Andreyevich Lody (1855-1920), tenor who had served with the Saint Petersburg Theatres (1876-1879 and 1882-1884), and the Tiflis opera (1882-84).
- ↑ Apollon Aleksandrovich Maykov (1826-1902), director of the Imperial Theatres in Moscow.
- ↑ Tchaikovsky's concerns were ultimately realised, and Lody was subsequently engaged by a private opera company in Moscow.
