| Content | Charlotte Martinů met with the Lorencos, who told her that the materials for the ballet CHESS OF KINGS had already arrived at the CHF. Here they ask her about the materials for the opera TWELVE ALEXANDERS, they want to perform it in Geneva. They were doing THE BRIDGE OF THE BRIDGE and CONCERTO GROSSO twice. The question is whether they will give THE BEAUTY in London in April. In April 1976 they will give JULIETTE in French in Rouen.
Alain [Bécourt] has received the paperwork from the Trade Bank, everything should be settled by now.
If they go from CHF to Switzerland, they can meet Hans Steinbeck - he is a great promoter of Czech music.
Regarding the transfer of Bohuslav Martinů's remains from Switzerland and the negotiations with Paul Sacher, ChM thinks that PS has good intentions. He quotes a piece of his letter in which PS says that he does not think BM wishes to return to Czechoslovakia now. However, he acknowledges that this should be ChM's decision in the first place.
ChM is pleased that her book will soon be published in French and English. He has no news from [Diederik] De Jong, but thinks he will also be happy.
She thanks [Lev] Ginsburg for sending ARABESEK, the PS plates, Ivan Strauss for the shipments, and Anna Maria Wurm for the book; Mr. Perchaud was warmly pleased by the thank-you letter.
She is sure that [Antonio] de Almeida would be happy to come to Prague to conduct.
ChM has just had a quick read of Kamil Šlapák's article [in Hudební rozhledy on the Miloš Šafránek-Harry Halbreich dispute, see ID 9162]. She will then go through it again calmly, but she can already state that the author has quite often errors in the data, she also talked about it with [Jaroslav] Mihul during his visit.
As for the manuscripts, JM finds Calvé's address in the envelope. |