Barnet, Miguel: Brief (mit Umschlag) an Henze, Hans Werner in Marino. Montag, 24. August 1970
author: Barnet, Miguel
language: es
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Tempera abstract painting. The outline of a dove is drawn in red, with yellow, blue and black strokes. The drawing is initialed, probably with a C and an M. It is not yet known who was responsible for the drawing.

Between late July and early August 1970[^1]

[^1: This greeting card was written in response to Henze’s letter of 21 July 1970 and before Barnet’s greetings card on 12 August 1970. For this reason, it can be assumed that it was written before the end of July and the first few days of August. Moreover, the stamps on the envelope suggest that Barnet wrote this card in Cuba, then gave it to Karvelis to take to Europe. The card was only sent from Paris to Marino on 20 August 1970, where it arrived on 24 August 1970.]

Querido Hans;

He recibido todo el material fabuloso de El Cimarrón y soy feliz con este resultado.[^2] Pero aquí no se ha publicado casi nada y desearía se lo dijeras a Leo para que él enviara algo a Granma (Agustin Pi ya P. Latina ). [It has not been ascertained whether Brouwer wrote an article. Since he was involved in the performances of El Cimarrón as a guitarist, he could have written a direct account of his experience.]

[^2: Henze had attached some reviews of El Cimarrón’s European performances to his previous letter of 21 July 1970, adding that he will bring Barnet some reviews on a possible trip to Cuba in October 1970, which never materialised.]

También tengo la carta de Magnus [It is unclear which Enzensberger's letter Barnet is referring to. Their correspondence could provide more information.] y firmé los contratos de Rachel.[^3] Creo que tu obra [The rounded logo is pre-printed in various shades of grey in the centre of the page. Barnet writes over the logo.] es decididamente un paso fundamental en tu trabajo creador. Yo lo sabía porque los caracoles lo habían decidido así. [Barnet might have already shown Henze the Cuban practice of reading the future with sea-snails.] Te espero en Cuba para darte un abrazo y un beso. [Henze was unable to return to Cuba. See the following letters in this correspondence.] (Anyway I wrote a letter to Alfredo Guevara asking him for a permission to see Cimarron in Edinburgh.[^4] The answer might be yes or no. I am waiting. Let us call the caracoles again.) Tengo sólo unos minutos para terminas este carta porque Ugné se va hoy a París.[^5] [A simple arrow indicating a page turn.]

[^3: Barnet had to give permission for the use of his novel La Canción de Rachel for the contracts for the television production of La Cubana, on which Enzensberger's libretto was based, probably with RAI, which was initially to produce the work. In this respect, see Irmlind Capelle's Introduction to the Correspondence of Henze with Hans Magnus Enzensberger.]

[^4: Henze's Autobiography, p. 296, confirms that El Cimarrón was indeed performed in Edinburgh (the date has yet to be ascertained). Barnet needed a visa to travel from Cuba to Europe and Guevara may have helped him to get permission as well as funding.]

[^5: Letters were sent and received several times over the course of correspondence through Karvelis, as she often travelled often between Paris (where she worked at the Gallimard publishing house) and Havana.]

En mi balsillo tengo la carta para Rogelio porqué el no está ahora en La Habana. [Henze seems to have also sent a letter for Rodríguez, with whom he had a love affair. See also the following letter of 12 August 1970.] Pero yo lo llamaré para entregársela cuando llegue a La Habana.

¡ah! , lo de Michelangelo Antonioni me parece muy bueno y muy feliz para los dos. [Henze had written to Barnet in his previous letter of 21 July 1970 that Antonioni wanted to make a film about El Cimarrón.]

(¿Why don’t you get in contact with Glauber Rocha.? He would love to see Cimarrón)

(When you come bring for me a pair of big (not as big as Faustós dark (brown) glasses. [Concerning the request he made to Henze that he send him some glasses, see also the following letter on 12 August 1970.] The sun is killing my beautiful green eyes).

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A big hug. Your brother
Miguel