Annals for 1866:
Jan.: Letter to Ferry (Pohl worse: little coat). — C. Frantz: books, letter. — Letters: sympathetic; anonymous. — Set about completion Cie Acta I Mastersingers. — Never to return; misunderstandings. — 20 Jan. to Lyons. Toulon; Hyères, Marseilles. (Constellation. Bad finger.) 4 days: telegrams from King. Pusinelli: Minna’s death. Undertaking to King. (Dr Bertoni — Morocco.) Pohl dead. — Beginning Feb.: back via Lyons. (Fur-journey.) Week’s fatigue: Pohl’s monument. (Pierre.) Montsaléve: Mornex. Roland’s death. Mastersingers orchestrated. — (May decided for Munich.) New agitation in M. — (Minna’s starvation.) Plaintive letter from King. — C. announces arrival; delayed. March 7 Lausanne: C and Lusch. (Biss) 3 weeks ‘Artichauts’. Biography. (Chatter-Lusch.) Montsaleve. (Russ.) — Lutz about Pfordten. — (Monsieur Adore.) (St Maurizio and St Lazaro. — 27 March: Lausanne, Bern. (Memphis, Tunis.) Interlaken, Brünig. Lucerne (Eduard and Madeleine.) Grütli flowers. (Good Friday.) Night in Lucerne. — Zürich (Table helpings) Romanshorn: lighthouse; farewell. — Bern. Geneva. — April 3 to Lucerne. Triebschen leased. (Am Rhyn) Schweizerhof Hotel. (Jeanne d’Arc. Eg. Sue.) — Vreneli and Steffen. 15 move in; make shift. Some of the things from Munich. — Melusine: fontaine de soif. ‘Every seven years’. Invitation to Hunting Lodge at Riss — declined. Cos. to Holland. Time of mourning. C. Frantz. — May: great distress; arrangements for my death. — Romanshorn: Cos., and Loldi; children and Agnes. Silent journey. Zürich: Zeltweg. 7 May — 9 Composition Act II Mastersingers begun. Biography. (E.E.) — Paul Taxis. 22 May: afternoon, King. 23 Alpnacht and Stanz. 24: Morning: spider above King’s chair. King departs with Taxis. — Great agitation in Munich: telegrams. War brewing. (Roseninsel.) June. Röckel’s visit. Company to Romanshorn. (Group of boys with flowers.) Zürich: Bellevue Hotel. Triebschen. Mid-June: Hans in Zurich; C. goes to see him. Letter to King. Letter for Hans. (C. to Munich to fetch letters.) Hans and C. to Triebschen. — Letter from King. — Also letter to Pfordten. Dr Wille (Bismarck.) — Semper. — Bavarian Politics. — Seelisberg. War (useful for Triebschen). — July. — Sadowa. (Roseninsel.) — (Opinione.) — 15 The Pilatus. — Telegrams of resignation. — Draeseke. — (Muse.) P. Taxis again: give up Munich house. August: C. Frantz on visit. (Also Ollivier.) Whist evenings. — (Beckenried.) (Order of St Hubert.) H and C. to Munich — Loldi. (Bad weather.) Letters: much confusion. September. C. suffering greatly. — 20 Sept. H. to Basle. Letter from Lake Constance. 23 Composition Act II Mastersingers completed. 25 evening: C. at Triebschen. — 2 October: Act III begun. Biography. Stolzing arranged for Winter: Walther-act:— Hans Richter joins as secretary. 1 November. Malv. Schnorr and Ida Pfeiffer (venom concocter from Brauen). (King’s journey to Franconia. Pfisterm. sacked. — Neumaier.) Dec.: Lutz. — Hohenlohe. (Basle journeys: melody of Prize Song — without text. By Christmas verses too: 24 December: 12 midnight distribution of presents.) New Year: Hans on visit. Cos: ‘he wants to go back to Munich’. —