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{{picture|file=Růžena Vykoukalová-Bradáčová.jpg|caption='''Růžena Vykoukalová-Bradáčová''' (1868-1921), as the Countess in ''[[The Queen of Spades]]''}} | {{picture|file=Růžena Vykoukalová-Bradáčová.jpg|caption='''Růžena Vykoukalová-Bradáčová''' (1868-1921), as the Countess in ''[[The Queen of Spades]]''}} | ||
Czech operatic mezzo-soprano (b. 27 June 1868 in Kostelec nad Černými lesy; d. 18 October 1921 in [[Prague]]). | Czech operatic mezzo-soprano (b. 27 June 1868 {{NS}} in Kostelec nad Černými lesy; d. 18 October 1921 in [[Prague]]). | ||
She performed the role of the Countess at the first production at the National Theatre in [[Prague]] of Tchaikovsky's ''[[The Queen of Spades]]'' (30 September/12 October 1892). Tchaikovsky, who attended this performance, "of all the members of the cast liked most of all Madame Bradačova-Vykoukalová, who displayed the talent of a great dramatic actress in her interpretation of the role of the Queen of Spades [i.e. the Countess]" <ref name="note1"/>. At her request Tchaikovsky sent her his photograph on 4/16 November 1892 and in the accompanying letter asked her in turn to provide him with a photograph of herself in the role of the Countess ([[Letter 4796]]). The singer duly replied from [[Prague]] on 7 February 1893 {{NS}}: | She performed the role of the Countess at the first production at the National Theatre in [[Prague]] of Tchaikovsky's ''[[The Queen of Spades]]'' (30 September/12 October 1892). Tchaikovsky, who attended this performance, "of all the members of the cast liked most of all Madame Bradačova-Vykoukalová, who displayed the talent of a great dramatic actress in her interpretation of the role of the Queen of Spades [i.e. the Countess]" <ref name="note1"/>. At her request Tchaikovsky sent her his photograph on 4/16 November 1892 and in the accompanying letter asked her in turn to provide him with a photograph of herself in the role of the Countess ([[Letter 4796]]). The singer duly replied from [[Prague]] on 7 February 1893 {{NS}}: | ||
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* '''[[Letter 4866]]''' – 16/28 February 1893, from [[Moscow]] | * '''[[Letter 4866]]''' – 16/28 February 1893, from [[Moscow]] | ||
One letters from Růžena Vykoukalová-Bradáčová to the composer, dating from 26 January/7 February 1893, is preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup|4}}, No. 500). | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* {{bib|1968/5}} (1968) | * {{bib|1968/5}} (1968) | ||
* {{bib|2015/15}} (2015) | * {{bib|2015/15}} (2015) | ||
==External Links== | |||
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==Notes and References== | ==Notes and References== | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 24 August 2023
Czech operatic mezzo-soprano (b. 27 June 1868 [N.S.] in Kostelec nad Černými lesy; d. 18 October 1921 in Prague).
She performed the role of the Countess at the first production at the National Theatre in Prague of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades (30 September/12 October 1892). Tchaikovsky, who attended this performance, "of all the members of the cast liked most of all Madame Bradačova-Vykoukalová, who displayed the talent of a great dramatic actress in her interpretation of the role of the Queen of Spades [i.e. the Countess]" [1]. At her request Tchaikovsky sent her his photograph on 4/16 November 1892 and in the accompanying letter asked her in turn to provide him with a photograph of herself in the role of the Countess (Letter 4796). The singer duly replied from Prague on 7 February 1893 [N.S.]:
Dear Sir,
Please receive a thousand thanks for your kindness. By presenting me with your autograph you have made me indescribably happy. I shall cherish it with profound respect as a valuable keepsake and ask you, dear maestro, to accept from me the enclosed photographs as a faint token of my gratitude for the role in your incomparable opera The Queen of Spades, in whose cast I had the honour of appearing, much as I was unworthy of such an honour.
With the very greatest admiration, your devoted
Růžena Vykoukalová
member of the National Opera in Prague [2].
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
2 letters from Tchaikovsky to Růžena Vykoukalová-Bradáčová have survived, dating from 1892 and 1893, both of which have been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 4796 – 4/16 November 1892, from Saint Petersburg
- Letter 4866 – 16/28 February 1893, from Moscow
One letters from Růžena Vykoukalová-Bradáčová to the composer, dating from 26 January/7 February 1893, is preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, No. 500).
Bibliography
- [Letter from Tchaikovsky to Růžena Vykoukalová-Bradáčová] (1902)
- После Пражской премьеры (1968)
- Čajkovskijs Besuch in Prag im Oktober 1892 und sein Briefwechsel mit der Sängerin Růžena Bradáčová-Vykoukalová (2015)
External Links
Notes and References
- ↑ Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского, том 3 (1997), p. 506.
- ↑ This letter is included in Чайковский и зарубежные музыканты (1970), p. 178.
