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Milan
Milan (Milano) is a city and provincial capital in the Lombardy (Lombardia) region of Italy. During Tchaikovsky's lifetime it formed part of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (until 1859), the Kingdom of Sardinia (1859–61), and the Kingdom of Italy (from 1861).
Tchaikovsky visited Milan on two occasions:
- 18/30 July 1873 — paying a brief visit to the city's art gallery, before travelling to Como.
- 16/28 December–17/29 December 1877 — he attended a performance of Filippo Marchetti's opera Ruy Blas, and visited Milan Cathedral, describing the latter "one of the most beautiful things I have seen" [1]. He also put the "finishing touches" to the full score of his Symphony No. 4, before sending it to his publisher in Moscow.
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Notes:
- Letter 691 to Anatolii Tchaikovsky, 15/27–17/29 December 1877 [back]