Letter 3149
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 20 January/1 February 1887 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Emiliya Pavlovskaya |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 279) |
| Publication | Чайковский на Московской сцене (1940), p. 378 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 20. |
| Notes | Telegram |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Luis Sundkvist |
| Бесконечно благодарен за сочувствие, все сошло очень благополучно. Подробности напишу. Целую ручки, ещё и ещё спасибо, дорогая благодетельница.
Чайковский |
Infinitely grateful for sympathy. Everything went very well [1] Shall write with the details [2]. I kiss your hands. Once again thanks, dear benefactress [3].
Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ The premiere of Cherevichki at the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre on 19/31 January 1887 at which Tchaikovsky himself had conducted—this was in effect his baptism of fire as a professional conductor (if one excludes a few earlier, not very successful attempts in the concert-hall). Pavlovskaya, who could not come to Moscow because of her commitments at the Saint Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre, had sent a wreath to Ippolit Altani, asking him to present it to Tchaikovsky at the end of the performance, as well as wiring a telegram to the composer on the day of the premiere: "I am inwardly sharing your agitation. I am certain it will be a huge success. Congratulations". Pavlovskaya's telegram has been published in Чайковский на московской сцене (1940), p. 378.
- ↑ See Letter 3150 to Pavlovskaya on the same date.
- ↑ From his earliest letters to Pavlovskaya Tchaikovsky had called her his "benefactress", thereby emphasizing how grateful he was to her for her enthusiastic attitude towards Mazepa (in which she created the role of Mariya at the opera's premiere), as well as towards Yevgeny Onegin, in which she sang Tatyana many times.
