“Alexander Sumarokov angrily exclaimed in the letter to I. I. Shuvalov on March 12, 1761: “I am assigned to the post of a Director of the Theatre but not to the mean title of a theatrical poet, which was Bonecchi...
“ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ sˈuːmɐɹˌɑːkɑːv ˈæŋɡɹili ɛksklˈeɪmd ɪnðə lˈɛɾɚ tʊ ˈaɪ. ˈaɪ. ʃjˈuːvɐlˌʌv ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛlv, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn: “aɪɐm ɐsˈaɪnd tə ðə pˈoʊst əvə dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə θˈiəɾɚ bˌʌt nˌɑːt tə ðə mˈiːn tˈaɪɾəl əvə θiːˈætɹɪkəl pˈoʊɪt, wˌɪtʃ wʌz bˈoʊŋkaɪ...