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In October 1878, Ieronim Alferyev <ref name="note1"/> sent Tchaikovsky a libretto of the first act of a projected opera ([[ČW]] 457) <ref name="note2"/> on the subject of [[Nikolay Gogol]]'s historical epic '''''Taras Bulba''''' (Тарас Бульба). It is apparent from the accompanying letter that it was Tchaikovsky himself who had proposed the subject of the opera, and had asked Alferyev to be his librettist. The composer's reply has not survived, but ultimately the idea came to nothing <ref name="note3"/>. | |||
==Notes and References== | ==Notes and References== | ||
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<ref name="note1"> | <ref name="note1">Ieronim Vasilyevich Alferyev (Alferov) (1849-1886), Russian writer, poet and journalist.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note2">Not included in [[TH]].</ref> | |||
<ref name="note3">See [[ČW]], p. 816. Alferyev's autograph libretto is preserved in the [[Klin]] House Museum Archive.</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 4 March 2023
In October 1878, Ieronim Alferyev [1] sent Tchaikovsky a libretto of the first act of a projected opera (ČW 457) [2] on the subject of Nikolay Gogol's historical epic Taras Bulba (Тарас Бульба). It is apparent from the accompanying letter that it was Tchaikovsky himself who had proposed the subject of the opera, and had asked Alferyev to be his librettist. The composer's reply has not survived, but ultimately the idea came to nothing [3].