R. prepares the début of Herr Unger in Vienna; he desires that Unger should sing, together with Frau Materna, the scene from the third act of “Siegfried”. From Vienna we learn nothing further than that the subscription quota has not been granted. Frau von Staff and Frau von Künsberg dine with us. In the evening “Don Quixote”.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins [© Jo Cousins | WAGNER Salon]
Further Documents (in German):
Excerpt: ““… Now, to move on to other matters, I inform you that I shall bring the tenor Unger with me when I come to Vindobona on the 29th of this month. I wish to arrange—either on the day before or the day after—an audition to be held exclusively for the most intimate friends, without the involvement of any scoundrel whatsoever, to be carried out in Bösendorfer’s (small) salon, featuring the great final scene of Siegfried with Frau Materna. …”