Letter from Councillor Düfflipp, promising postponement of payment until the 800th patron’s certificate. R. beside himself with joy. — Arrival of the English governess. Very pleasing to me, since the German dispositions hitherto have been most unsatisfactory. In the evening Siegfried; Herr Unger still hoarse, notwithstanding this a magnificent impression! Incomparable. Reflections upon the distance between the work and the performers on the one hand, and the public on the other! … R. very weary.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins [© Jo Cousins | WAGNER Salon]