R. had a wretched night! Drew up his protest against Mr Fürstner [1] — such is the reward of his labours! … In the evening a few friends. Earlier, had been with the children to “The Magic Flute”. — In the morning, first orchestral rehearsal.
[1] Adolph Fürstner (1833 – 1908) had acquired the rights to Rienzi, Holländer and Tannhäuser with the takeover of the Dresden publishing house Carl Friedrich Meser in 1872.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins.