Wrote letters. Among them, one from E.O., [1] received his new book “Principes et conduite”. Rehearsals continue, morning and afternoon; unfortunately also the midday meal, which, with certain members of the company, is little to be enjoyed. In the evening, people of Bayreuth joined the group of artists.
[1] Émile Ollivier, the husband of Blandine Ollivier, Cosima’s sister, who tragically died at the age of 26. Émile was a politician who rose to the position of French Prime Minister.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins.