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...ntinued his studies at the Conservatoire for another year. Lucien refused, and signed instead a contract with the ''Théâtre Gymnase'' in [[Paris]], whic ...odest]] from [[Paris]] he enthused: "I managed to go myself to the Gymnase and to see a delightful new play, ''L'Âge ingrat'', which was wonderfully perf

...about Tchaikovsky's family, friends, associates, fellow musicians, writers and correspondents. You can either browse an alphabetical list of '''[[:Categor * [[:Category:Actors and actresses|Actors and actresses]]

...performing in various provincial cities, he arrived in [[Moscow]] in 1838 and was soon hired by the Imperial Theatres, where he remained for the rest of ...one of the foremost interpreters of the plays of [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]], and became the patriarch of a three-generation theatrical dynasty based at the

Russian mezzo-soprano and actress (b. 19 September/1 October 1853 in Kaluga; d. 10/22 November 1881 i ...sing to secure a scholarship for her because her father had died that year and her family was left without means.

==Text and Translation== |Translator=Luis Sundkvist and Brett Langston

|To=[[Anatoly Tchaikovsky]] and [[Praskovya Tchaikovskaya]] |Place=[[Lübeck]] and [[Hamburg]]

==Text and Translation== ...he famous [[Hamburg]] kellers. Then I went to [[Rahter]]'s, [[Bernuth]]'s, and finally established the programme for the concert, rehearsals, etc. In the

Russian stage impresario, actor, theatre director, and writer (b. 1843 in [[Saratov]]; d. 11/24 December 1906 in [[Moscow]]), born ...d in elaborate productions, abundant in pyrotechnical displays, explosions and enormous sets (the stage designer [[Karl Valts]] worked for him for a while

|Place=[[Lübeck]] and [[Hamburg]] ==Text and Translation==

Russian historian and dramatist (b. 1/13 June 1816 in [[Saint Petersburg]]; d. 15/27 September 18 ...wo capitals, he preferred to spend his time chasing after pretty actresses and playing cards.

==Text and Translation== ...ter which have been omitted from all previous publications of this letter, and which it has not yet proved possible to restore from other sources.

==Text and Translation== ...e today at 1.45 am. A charabanc on runners has just gone past the windows, and the populace is gasping in amazement.

Russian dramatic writer and actor (b. 4/16 November 1841 in [[Moscow]]; d. 11/23 February 1895 in [[Sai ...ons in stage craft in [[Moscow]]. Among his students were the famous actor and theatre director Konstantin Stanislavsky (1863-1938). In 1893, Fedotov move

Russian operatic tenor and singing teacher (b. 1832 <ref name="note1"/> in [[Kiev]] province; d. 14 Ma ...eatres from 1863 to 1878, and from 1883 to 1888 was a professor of singing and acting at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory.

...urgundy in eastern France, and now the capital of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne region. ...e on the first evening of his stay, he found that "although the actors and actresses are second-rate, they are still very decent" <ref name="note1"/>.

...en premiered at the Maly Theatre in [[Moscow]] in 1883 <ref name="note1"/> and published for the first time the following year <ref name="note2"/>. ==Notes and References==

Russian dramatic actress and singer (b. 10/22 May 1846 in Oryol; d. 27 February 1925 in [[Moscow]]), bor ...y Theatre in 1862 (where she met her actor husband [[Aleksandr Fedotov]]), and remained in the company until 1905, when illness led her to concentrate on

Russian tenor, opera artist and tutor (b. 10/22 February 1847 near [[Saint Petersburg]]; d. 10/23 August 19 ...latter role, Tchaikovsky wrote an additional aria at the singer's request, and around the same time he orchestrated the song ''[[Legend]]'' for Usatov.

Russian dramatic actor, and theatrical teacher (b. 7/19 January 1817 in [[Saint Petersburg]]; d. 13/25 ...l a student at the [[Moscow]] Theatrical School. He went on to have a long and distinguished career at the Maly Theatre in [[Moscow]] (1837–1885). He wa

...etter from Tchaikovsky to Mariya Yermolova has survived, dating from 1885, and has been translated into English on this website: [[Category:Actors and actresses|Yermolova, Mariya]]