R. greatly exhausted, the swelling still persisting, yet he drives to the orchestral rehearsal. Prof. Doepler offended by R.’s vehemence (everything is still lacking, from the properties and so forth). In the evening R. reconciles him in his own beautiful manner. In the evening at the restaurant with the Usedoms, the Eckerts, and the Richters. Dr Strecker brings the American March; R. asks the members of the orchestra whether they would wish to perform it tomorrow, Sunday, but they already have an excursion planned to Berneck.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins [© Jo Cousins | WAGNER Salon]