April 28. 56.

Dear Ernest:

I saw Leinsdorf and he told me that he found many declamation-mistakes in the text of Locandiera. Now I do not know your intentions, you write me that you would prefer to make a vocal score with english and german text, which I think will be better and we would have time to correct italian mistakes for eventuel[!] performance in Italy. I like very much Spinner vocal-score but please do not rush the print until everything is in order. Leinsdorf will be interested of course in english translation. Do you have somebody. Anyway I hope I have the opportunity to speak with you soon. Am in Paris from May 9 to May 15. Let me know if you will be there: 62 rue Pierre Charron or Hotel D’Angleterre, 91 rue de la Böetie-Paris. Hope that it will be some Publishers-Festival that you could come.

Sincerely your B. Martinů

[Poznámka tužkou v horní části:] Dr. Rth said leave it

[Poznámka v dolní části:] Something went wrong with my own depart, I will write you, hope we will be in Paris.