Wie move out! We take lodgings at the Hôtel Imperial. R. has a rehearsal at twelve o’clock and exerts himself greatly, as he must explain everything to these leading singers. Good understanding with the Richters. In the evening, “Carmen” [1] — a new French work, interesting for the glaring prominence of the present French manner.
[1] Opera 1875, by Georges Bizet (1838-1875), French composer; Nietzsche later polemically used Bizet against RW.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins.