Lessons with the children. R. receives nothing but tidings of Job[1] Herr Unger arrives, yet with an ailment of the throat! No news from Brandt, who is now to undertake Sieglinde; and, worst of all, Lilli Lehmann and [Minna] Lammert [2] obtain no leave—Herr von Hülsen allows performances to continue until the 1st of July!![3] Added to this, the condition of the theatre! Yet applications for admission are said to be arriving in great numbers.
Footnotes
[1] A phrase used in German to mean bad news.
[2] Minna Lammert (born 1852), singer, 1873–96 at the Berlin Court Opera, sang Flosshilde in Bayreuth in 1876.
[3] In the margin, across half the page: “Frau Grün reports that Eilers (Fasolt) is suffering from a heart condition—and a dangerous one at that!!” (Albert Eilers (1830–1896), singer, 1865–82 Coburg, sang Fasolt in Bayreuth in 1876.)
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins [© Jo Cousins | WAGNER Salon]