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Read “Parzival” aloud to Mimi; deep emotion. Lunch with friend Schuré; farewell to him; solitary evening, letter to Dr. Jauner. Traduzione in italiano di Claudia Bilotti [© Claudia Bilotti | WAGNER Salon] Revised English translation by Jo Cousins.

The children are ever at their lessons with their new governess, the granddaughter of Rector Baumgarten-Crusius, [1] whom R. had known at the Kreuzschule, and whose manner pleases me exceedingly. – at midday, Mr. Schuré and Mr. Lang of Boston; we visit the theatre with them! in the evening, Mr….

early in the morning I write to Richter with full heart, setting before him that his feeling toward me were of no concern, but that, unless he sincerely repents towards R. for having let himself be led astray by idle talk, he shall never again have anything to do with…

… a letter from Richter, so foolish and coarse that one wonders how such a thing could be; R. receives it, tells me nothing of it, but in the night he rises and writes; when I ask him, he tells me what the letter from Richter contained and that he…

Not written, how much lies between! –  On Saturday the 31st, a grand banquet for our singers; absent were Scaria, Materna (ill), Schlosser, the Vogls, and Niemann — otherwise all were present, including ballet master Fricke, Brandt, Richter, Seidl, Rubinstein; all involved. R.’s address moves all to tears; Hill replies…

Friday. R. had a very wretched night, full of agitation and indignation — how life repeats itself! Niemann sends back his part of Siegmund! … We think of Paris and the shrug of the shoulders with which that poor wretch stepped before the audience, excusing himself! … Traduzione in italiano…