R.’s sufferings, that is to say, the rehearsals begin. I make many visits; in the evening at the ballet “Brahma” with the children.
[1] Cosima and the children were at the Vienna State Opera that evening to see the ballet “Brahma” by choreographer Hippolyte Monplaisir (1821–1877). Here is the stage design (Act 3, Scene 2, Theatermuseum Wien). The cast for that evening can be found in the ➝ State Opera’s archives.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins.