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Russian author, librettist and translator (b. 14/26 December 1823; d. 1890), born '''''Konstantin Ivanovich Zvantsev''''' (Константин Иванович Званцев). | Russian author, librettist and translator (b. 14/26 December 1823; d. 1890), born '''''Konstantin Ivanovich Zvantsev''''' (Константин Иванович Званцев), sometimes known by the surname '''''Zvantsev''''' (Званцов). | ||
Zvantsev was a music and theatre critic for the journal ''Art'' (Искусство), and the author of translations of [[Wagner]]'s operas ''Tannhäuser ''and ''Lohengrin''. Some early writers (including [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]) mistakenly credit Zvantsev with translating the story on which Tchaikovsky's opera ''[[Iolanta]]'' (1891) was based. | Zvantsev was a music and theatre critic for the journal ''Art'' (Искусство), and the author of translations of [[Wagner]]'s operas ''Tannhäuser ''and ''Lohengrin''. Some early writers (including [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]) mistakenly credit Zvantsev with translating the story on which Tchaikovsky's opera ''[[Iolanta]]'' (1891) was based. | ||
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* '''[[Letter 447]]''' – 11/23 February 1876, from [[Moscow]] | * '''[[Letter 447]]''' – 11/23 February 1876, from [[Moscow]] | ||
One letter from Zvantsev to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1888, is preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]]. | One letter from Zvantsev to Tchaikovsky, dating from 4/16 November 1888, is preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup|4}}, No. 1230). | ||
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Revision as of 21:13, 25 August 2023
Russian author, librettist and translator (b. 14/26 December 1823; d. 1890), born Konstantin Ivanovich Zvantsev (Константин Иванович Званцев), sometimes known by the surname Zvantsev (Званцов).
Zvantsev was a music and theatre critic for the journal Art (Искусство), and the author of translations of Wagner's operas Tannhäuser and Lohengrin. Some early writers (including Modest Tchaikovsky) mistakenly credit Zvantsev with translating the story on which Tchaikovsky's opera Iolanta (1891) was based.
In 1876, Tchaikovsky considered writing an opera on the subject of Francesca da Rimini to a libretto by Zvantsev (see TH 212), but the two men were unable to reach agreement.
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
One letter from Tchaikovsky to Konstantin Zvantsev has survived, dating from 1876, and has been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 447 – 11/23 February 1876, from Moscow
One letter from Zvantsev to Tchaikovsky, dating from 4/16 November 1888, is preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, No. 1230).