General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Send date25.10.1935
RecipientMuzika, František
Recipient (corporation)
LanguageCzech
AcquiredCopy from National Gallery Archives, personal collection of Fr. Muzika, inv. č. 268 (from G. Coufalová), 01/2026
Owner of the sourceArchiv Národní galerie
Owner‘s call numberArchiv NG-osobní fond Fr. Muziky, inv.č. 268
Call number at IBMMuz 1935-10-25
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav Martinů thanks František Muzik for the news. He thought of [Václav] Talich before he started writing [PLAYS ABOUT MARY], but he doesn't know if VT will have time for it, he still has commitments in Stockholm and with the Czech Philharmonic. BM would have nothing against [Josef] Charvát, ŠPALÍČEK did well and is a sensitive musician. [Antonín] Balatka would not be ideal as a conductor, because he cannot be in Prague often and it would jeopardise the number of performances. BM does not want to work with [Ferdinand] Pujman, he is afraid of his ideas. BM arrives long before the premiere and sees to it that everything works out as well as possible. BM asks FM to modify Sister Pascalina's scene and explains why. BM asks FM to write to him when he knows the date of the premiere. The theatre writes to him that it will not be until 15 January [1936], but the theatre reports a premiere in December. BM wants to plan his arrival so that he can be in Prague at least three weeks before the premiere. FM is to inquire about V's engagement. Talich with Stanislav Novák.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text2
FixationHandwriting
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Date of digitisation2026

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Location as subject
Stockholm
Person as subject
Balatka, Antonín
Charvát, Josef
Honzl, Jindřich
Novák, Stanislav
Pujman, Ferdinand
Talich, Václav
Corporation as subject
Národní divadlo Brno
Národní divadlo v Praze
Composition as subject
The Plays of Mary, H 236
The Chap-Book, 1st version, H 214 I
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