Letter 4819a
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | early/mid December 1892 or mid/late October 1893 (?) |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Yelizaveta Tchaikovskaya |
| Where written | Saint Petersburg |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Saint Petersburg (Russia): National Library of Russia (ф. 834, ед. хр. 30, л. 17, 19, 21) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVII (1981), p. 260 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Милая Лили!
Посылаю Вам пять билетов. Распорядитесь ими, как знаете. Пошлите Ольховским, Ив[ану] Михайловичу, а если сами пойдёте, то тем лучше. Ваш, П. Чайковский |
Dear Lili!
I'm sending you five tickets [1] for you to use as intended. Send some to the Olkhovskys and Ivan Mikahylovich [2], and if you go yourself then so much the better. Yours, P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ The editors of П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVII (1981) suggest that these tickets could have been for the premieres of the opera Iolanta and the ballet The Nutcracker on 6/18 December 1892, or the Symphony No. 6 on 16/28 October 1893.
- ↑ Ivan Mikhaylovich Lipport, brother of Yelizaveta Tchaikovskaya.
