Again the second act of Siegfried, again Herr Unger hoarse! Thereby a great paralysis of the effect. R. and I weary in the evening. Trouble with Herr Kögel (Hagen!); for Donner, Gura has been chosen. — It is said that matters stand ill in Turkey.[1]
[1] The Turkish Parliament denied self-administration to the rebellious Bulgarians and other regions—one of the causes of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins [© Jo Cousins | WAGNER Salon]