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Type of the document	Letter
Sender	Martinů, Bohuslav
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Sender‘s location	Paris
Send date	17.11.1934
Recipient	Muzika, František
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Language	Czech
Acquired	Copy of transcript of the letter from CBM, c.n. Ko 1180; copy of the original letter from National Gallery Archives, personal collection of Fr. Muzika, inv. č. 268 (from G. Coufalová), 01/2026
Owner of the source	Archiv Národní galerie
Owner‘s call number	Archiv NG-osobní fond Fr. Muziky, inv.č. 268
Former call number at IBM	30/59
Call number at IBM	Muz 1934-11-17

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Content	The postponement of Bohuslav Martinů's opera was surprising and disappointing; the performance of [PLAYS ABOUT MARY] in Prague will probably not be possible this season. He has no news from Brno, he will write there again about [Jindřich] Honzl. The production will be difficult, like everything, if it is to be as BM imagines it. Thanks to the postponement he will be able to be present. BM still wants to outline to František Muzik how he envisages the expedition, but FM need not be distracted by this if he has his own idea. BM describes in detail his ideas for the sets and costumes for each part of the opera: for Virgo, austere sets; for Mariken, primitive to vulgar; for Nativity, beautiful colours in a large area; for Pascaline, as simple as possible. BM's postponement of the premiere has spoiled his financial plans, and in addition, the material for the opera will be in Brno during his stay in Prague, so it will not be possible to stage it.
Total number of leaves	1 + 1
Number of pages bearing text	2 + 1
Note	At Martinů Centre in Polička typescript of the letter, original letter kept at Archiv of National Gallery in Prague
Fixation	Handwriting + typewritten copy of the letter

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Quality of digitisation	Professional
Digitized at	Bohuslav Martinů Centre

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Honzl, Jindřich

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Národní divadlo Brno

Národní divadlo v Praze

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The Plays of Mary, H 236

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