R. not quite well; displeased by a letter from Betz; Fricke[1] is recommended for Hagen; in the evening, a ball at the residence of the District President! … Whereupon, on our return home, a quiet and intimate hour for R. and myself.
[1] August Ludwig Fricke (1829 – 1894), singer, bass-baritone at the Berlin Court Opera since 1856.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins [© Jo Cousins | WAGNER Salon]