General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderNeveux, Georges
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationParis
Send date02.02.1959
RecipientMartinů, Bohuslav
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationSchönenberg, Pratteln
LanguageFrench
AcquiredCBM
Owner of the sourceCentrum Bohuslava Martinů v Poličce
Owner‘s call numberPBM Kd 217
Former call number at IBM20/21
Call number at IBMNev 1959-02-02
Content and physical description
Content- the writer says that if he did not mention Juliette in his letter of the previous month, it was not because he did not think of it, but because of superstition and a reluctance to speak beforehand about the premiere (...) ;
- the writer mentions a letter which he received from the addressees (...) ;
- the writer says that he is somewhat surprised - as are the addressees - by the way the performance in Wiesbaden was conceived (...);
- the writer remarks that, on reflection, he considers the concept to be the truest (...) ; "'Black' staging - using contrast - better makes what you wanted to achieve - what we wanted to achieve - stand out. So it's well done." (...) ;
- the writer says that the letter was received too late for him to go to Wiesbaden, and also notes that he would like to go there in March (...) ;
- the writer elaborates on the possible performance in Paris - he mentions the imminent departure of the director of the Opera Hirsch (...) ; the writer suggests that one of his old friends may be appointed as the new director (...) ;
- the writer elaborates on a possible performance of Juliette by the Wiesbaden company at the Theatre des Nations (...) at the Sarah Bernard Theatre (...)
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text2
NoteCopy of the envelope enclosed
FixationHandwriting
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationProfessional
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Person as subject
Hirsch, Georges
Composition as subject
Juliette (The Key to Dreams), H 253
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