General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderSacher, Paul
Sender (corporation)
Note on Sender‘s location[Schönenberg - Pratteln]
Send date01.05.1958
RecipientHartmann, Ernst
Recipient (corporation)Universal Edition
Recipient‘s locationVienna
LanguageGerman
Acquiredtranscript by Jana Franková, 08/2017; the original letter is in Paul Sacher Stiftung
Owner of the sourcePaul Sacher Stiftung
Call number at IBMUE 1958-05-01
Content and physical description
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Paul Sacher informs the addressee (UE) that Silvio Varviso, Music Director of the Basel Municipal Theatre [Basler Stadttheater], has asked him whether his institution could host the premiere of a new opera by Bohuslav Martinů [Greek PASSION?], which Sacher would conduct. Sacher asks for the addressee's opinion as to whether such a small venue as they have in Basel is even an option.

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"[...] Der musikalische Oberleiter des Basler Stadttheaters, Herr Silvio Varviso, hat mich gefragt, ob die Uraufführung der neuen Martinu Oper eventuell in seinem Institut stattfinden könnte, und ob ich bereit wäre, das Werk zu dirigieren. Ziehen Sie eine kleine Bühne wie Basel überhaupt in Betracht? [...]"


Noteonly transcription of small part of the letter is available at Bohuslav Martinu Institute
Digitisation The document is not digitized. Hard copy available in Bohuslav Martinů Institute library.
Location as subject
Basel
Person as subject
Varviso, Silvio
Corporation as subject
Basler Stadttheater
Composition as subject
The Greek Passion, 1st version, H 372 I
The Greek Passion, 2nd version, H 372 II
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