General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Note on Sender‘s location[?]
Send date07.12.1953
RecipientNeveux, Georges
Recipient (corporation)
Note on Recipient‘s location[?]
LanguageFrench
Acquiredarchive of SACD, 2016
Owner of the sourceSociété des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques
Owner‘s call numberPlainte contre inconnu
Call number at IBMNev 1953-12-07
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav Martinů interrupted his work. He has finished the first act of [COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN] and is not satisfied with it. He sees that the work would be lost in the big theatre. Unfortunately, he had to cut the libretto for time reasons, so only the skeleton remained. Musically, too, it is a work for small theatre and chamber orchestra; in a large theatre the text would not be understood, and since the plot contains little action, the meaning might be completely lost. He regrets this, he likes the work but doubts its success. He wonders what chance there is of performing the opera in a small theatre. But now he must postpone it.
How is the addressee faring? BM and Charlotte Martin are well and greet Neveux [and his wife].
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
Notecopy is not available, only a transcription is
Fixationtypescript
Digitisation The document is not digitized. Hard copy available in Bohuslav Martinů Institute library.
Person as subject
Martinů, Charlotte
Neveux, Jeanne
Composition as subject
Accusation Against the Unknown, H 344
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