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{{picture|file=Růžena Vykoukalová-Bradáčová.jpg|caption='''Růžena Vykoukalová-Bradáčová''' (1868-1921), as the Countess in ''[[The Queen of Spades]]''}}
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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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{{quote|With the very greatest admiration, your devoted}}
{{quote|With the very greatest admiration, your devoted}}


{{quote|''Růžena Vykouvalová''<br/>member of the National Opera in [[Prague]] <ref name="note2"/>.}}
{{quote|''Růžena Vykoukalová''<br/>member of the National Opera in [[Prague]] <ref name="note2"/>.}}


==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
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* '''[[Letter 4866]]''' – 16/28 February 1893, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 4866]]''' – 16/28 February 1893, from [[Moscow]]


5 letters from Růžena Vykoukalová-Bradáčová to the composer, dating from 1893, are preserved in the [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive.
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==
* {{viaf|305386329}}


==Notes and References==
==Notes and References==
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[[Category:Correspondents|Vykoukalova-Bradaceva, Ruzena]]
[[Category:Correspondents|Vykoukalova-Bradaceva, Ruzena]]
[[Category:Singers|Vykoukalova-Bradaceva, Ruzena]]
[[Category:Singers|Vykoukalova-Bradaceva, Ruzena]]
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Latest revision as of 15:48, 24 August 2023

Růžena Vykoukalová-Bradáčová (1868-1921), as the Countess in The Queen of Spades

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:

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

External Links

Notes and References