Cosima's Diaries

Diary Entry of March 15, 1874

Overview

This is a quiet family day marked by fatigue, closeness with the children, and a warm sense of domestic affection. R.’s playful gesture of identifying her with Sieglinde gives the day a tender note, though the evening musicians fail to add much pleasure.

Content

Sunday, March 15:

Together a lot with the children morning and afternoon; did not go out on account of great tiredness; pleasure in the warmheartedness of them all.

In the morning R. sings me Sieglinde’s theme to Brünnhilde and says, “That is you.” In the evening the copyist musicians, who, however, give R. little pleasure.