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Russian contralto (b. 14/26 October 1844 in [[Saint Petersburg]]; died 31 March/13 April 1902 in [[Saint Petersburg]]; born '''''Olga Eduardovna Schröder''''' (Ольга Эдвардовна Шрëдер); known after her marriage as '''''Olga Eduardovna Nápravník''''' (Ольга Эдвардовна Направник). | Russian contralto (b. 14/26 October 1844 in [[Saint Petersburg]]; died 31 March/13 April 1902 in [[Saint Petersburg]]); born '''''Olga Eduardovna Schröder''''' (Ольга Эдвардовна Шрëдер); known after her marriage as '''''Olga Eduardovna Nápravník''''' (Ольга Эдвардовна Направник). | ||
While working as an opera artist with the Imperial Theatres, she married her husband, the conductor [[Eduard Nápravník]] (1839–1916) in the late 1860s, and had five children: Aleksandr ("Sasha" | While working as an opera artist with the Imperial Theatres, she married her husband, the conductor [[Eduard Nápravník]] (1839–1916) in the late 1860s, and had five children: Aleksandr ("Sasha") (1866-1939), [[Vladimir Nápravník|Vladimir ("Volodya")]] (1869–1948), [[Olga Nápravník (daughter)|Olga]] (1870–1920), [[Varvara Nápravník|Varvara]] (1873–1942), and Konstantin (1874-1911). Tchaikovsky was on friendly terms with the whole Nápravník family, and often visited and corresponded with them. | ||
==Correspondence with Olga Nápravník== | ==Correspondence with Olga Nápravník== | ||
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Russian contralto (b. 14/26 October 1844 in Saint Petersburg; died 31 March/13 April 1902 in Saint Petersburg); born Olga Eduardovna Schröder (Ольга Эдвардовна Шрëдер); known after her marriage as Olga Eduardovna Nápravník (Ольга Эдвардовна Направник).
While working as an opera artist with the Imperial Theatres, she married her husband, the conductor Eduard Nápravník (1839–1916) in the late 1860s, and had five children: Aleksandr ("Sasha") (1866-1939), Vladimir ("Volodya") (1869–1948), Olga (1870–1920), Varvara (1873–1942), and Konstantin (1874-1911). Tchaikovsky was on friendly terms with the whole Nápravník family, and often visited and corresponded with them.
Correspondence with Olga Nápravník
4 letters from Tchaikovsky to Olga Nápravník have survived, dating from 1886 to 1893, all of which have been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 3086 – 4/16 November 1886, from Saint Petersburg
- Letter 3724 – 10/22 November 1888, from Saint Petersburg
- Letter 4254 – 14/26 November 1890, from Saint Petersburg
- Letter 5064 – 21 October/2 November 1893, from Saint Petersburg
