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Ippolit ShpazhinskiiIppolit Vasil'evich Shpazhinskii (Ипполит Васильевич Шпажинский) was a Russian dramatist, born 10/22 April 1848 at Voronezh. He was the author of several comedies, psychological and historical dramas. He provided the libretto for Tchaikovsky's opera The Enchantress, based on his play of the same name (1884). The composer also struck up a friendship with his wife Iuliia (b. Porokhontseva). Ippolit Shpazhinskii died on 2/15 February 1917 in Moscow, aged 68. |