Friday, June 12:
R. works and is satisfied with the Marienbad water. I settle correspondence and domestic upsets. A part of Götterdämmerung with Richter in the afternoon. In the evening third act of Die Walküre.
Cosima's Diaries
Diary Entry of June 12, 1874
Overview
The day is plain and crowded with obligations: correspondence, domestic disturbances, and steady work from R., whose health appears improved by the water. Music continues to structure the household’s rhythm, with the new opera material played through in the afternoon and evening.