Letter 3144
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 13/25 January 1887 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Emiliya Pavlovskaya |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 278) |
| Publication | Чайковский на Московской сцене (1940), p. 374 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 17 |
| Notes | Telegram |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Luis Sundkvist |
| «Черевички» пойдут понедельник 19[-го], прикажете ли приготовить ложу; буду счастлив, если приедете.
Чайковский |
"Cherevichki" to go on Monday 19th, should I reserve a box; will be happy if you can come [1].
Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ This telegram was sent by Tchaikovsky in response to a letter from Emiliya Pavlovskaya written around 10/22 January 1887, in which she informed him that, contrary to what she had been promised earlier, the management of the Saint Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre could not release her from her obligations in the last week of January so that she could come to Moscow and attend the premiere of Cherevichki. Pavlovskaya said that she was very upset by this, but nevertheless asked Tchaikovsky to let her know the date of the premiere: "I shall at least mentally, with my heart, be following the course of your opera". As this telegram shows, Tchaikovsky was still overestimating the generosity of the Mariinsky Theatre's management towards its singers. Pavlovskaya's letter has been published in Чайковский на московской сцене (1940), p. 373.
