Letter 461
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 26 April/8 May 1876 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Eduard Nápravník |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | unknown |
| Publication | Чайковский. Воспоминания и письма (1924), p. 116 Переписка Е. Ф. Направника с П. И. Чайковским (1959), p. 100 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том VI (1961), p. 36 |
| Notes | Telegram Typed copy in Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve |
Text and Translation
Based on a typed copy in the Klin House-Museum Archive, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original telegram.
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
| Узнав, что сегодня последнее собрание комитета, прошу Вас распорядиться самостоятельно. Вполне Вам доверяю.
Чайковский |
Have learned that today is the last committee meeting [1]. I ask you to act as you see fit. Have complete trust in you.
Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ The committee of the Directorate of the Imperial Theatres in Saint Petersburg was meeting to discuss the staging of Tchaikovsky's opera Vakula the Smith at the Mariinsky Theatre.
