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            My dear Sir
I hasten to acknowledge your letter of the 17th ultimo . I certainly understood Mr. Chappell to say that he had returned or would return the MS., but I now find upon inquiry that he waited your bidding to do so. I have now desired him to forward it to you without delay, and am still constant to my purpose of endeavouring to alter the present opera to meet your wishes if possible. If I cannot, do so, we only remain where we are, and the opera is still actable in its present shape. My reasons for preferring this mode to writing an entirely new one are these. In the first place, I like my subject, and, according to your first letter and even your second letter, you liked it too. With regard to the treatment of it, I cannot hope to be more fortunate in any other opera, as I did describe to you all the principal situations previously to my commencing this one, and received, as I imagined, your full sanction for them. I might therefore again fall into as unfortunate a mistake, and that I could not afford.
As it is merely in details that we differ, I am willing to hope that I can meet your wishes with less trouble than you imagine – at all events, we will try one act, and I shall then see better than by any other mode your real objections . Be so kind, therefore, on the receipt of the MS. to send me a list of the alterations you require in the first act, and we shall soon come to a clear understanding one way or the other.
Believe me dear Sir Yours very truly J. R. Planché          

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Oktober 1839</name> </title>. I certainly understood Mr. <persName xml:id="persName_37b02f2d-2afe-4dc5-8ec0-fab5830d31e4">Chappell<name key="PSN0110351" style="hidden" type="person">Chappell, William (1809-1888)</name></persName> to say that he had returned or would return the <title xml:id="title_18e7f6e0-8844-4bf1-ae58-740f662a7fe4">MS<name key="PSN0113896" style="hidden" type="author">Planché, James Robinson (1796–1880)</name><name key="CRT0110329" style="hidden" type="dramatic_work">The Brothers (auch: Edward III and the Siege of Calais / Eduard III. und die Belagerung von Calais) (Libretto)</name></title>.,<note resp="FMBC" style="hidden" type="single_place_comment" xml:id="note_2ec56b9f-0f92-42a7-ba84-4598785a5f1f" xml:lang="en">had returned or would return the MS. – James Robinson Planché und Mendelssohn arbeiteten unter dem Arbeitstitel »The Brothers« bereits seit 1837 an einem Opernprojekt über die Belagerung von Calais durch Eduard III. Aufgrund eines Missverständnisses war Mendelssohn der Meinung gewesen, Planché habe seine Änderungswünsche am Libretto nicht ausführen wollen und daher sein Exemplar des Librettos zurück nach England gesandt; siehe Mendelssohns Brief an William Chappell vom 23. April 1839 (fmb-1839-04-23-06 Brief Nr. 2340). Nach Klarstellung der Angelegenheit hatte Planché in seinem Brief vom 27. Juni 1839 (Brief gb-1839-06-27-01) nochmals seine Bereitschaft zur Überarbeitung des Librettos betont und die abermalige Zusendung der Abschrift des Manuskripts an Mendelssohn angekündigt, da man sich so leichter auf Änderungen verständigen könne. Die Zustellung dieser Abschrift verzögerte sich allerdings, wie bereits die erstmalige Zusendung über Chappell und Klingemann (siehe Brief fmb-1839-10-17-03, Brief Nr. 2475), da Chappell irrtümlich noch auf direkte Aufforderung durch Mendelssohn wartete.</note> but I now find upon inquiry that he waited your bidding to do so. I have now desired him to forward it to you without delay, and am still constant to my purpose of endeavouring to alter the present opera to meet your wishes if possible. If I cannot, do so, we only remain where we are, and the opera is still actable in its present shape. My reasons for preferring this mode to writing an entirely new one are these. In the first place, <hi n="1" rend="underline">I like my subject</hi>, and, according to your first letter <add place="above">and even your second letter<name key="PSN0113896" resp="writers_hand" style="hidden">Planché, James Robinson (1796–1880)</name></add>, you liked it too. With regard to the treatment of it, I cannot hope to be more fortunate in any other <add place="above">opera<name key="PSN0113896" resp="writers_hand" style="hidden">Planché, James Robinson (1796–1880)</name></add>, as I <gap quantity="1" reason="deletion" unit="words"></gap> did describe to you all the <hi n="1" rend="underline">principal situations</hi> previously to my <gap quantity="1" reason="deletion" unit="words"></gap> commencing this one, and received, <add place="above">as I imagined<name key="PSN0113896" resp="writers_hand" style="hidden">Planché, James Robinson (1796–1880)</name></add>, your full sanction for them. I might therefore again fall into as unfortunate a mistake, and that I could not afford. </p> <p>As it is merely in details that we differ, I am willing to hope that I can meet your wishes with less trouble than you imagine – at all events, we will try one act, and I shall then see better than by any other mode your real objections <gap quantity="1" reason="deletion" unit="words"></gap>. Be so kind, therefore, on the receipt of the MS. to send me <gap quantity="1" reason="deletion" unit="words"></gap> <add place="above">a list<name key="PSN0113896" resp="writers_hand" style="hidden">Planché, James Robinson (1796–1880)</name></add> of the alterations you require in the first act, and we shall soon come to a <add place="above">clear<name key="PSN0113896" resp="writers_hand" style="hidden">Planché, James Robinson (1796–1880)</name></add> understanding one way or the other. </p> <closer rend="center">Believe me dear Sir Yours very truly</closer> <signed rend="right"><hi n="1" rend="underline">J. R. Planché </hi></signed> </div> </body> </text></TEI>