Saturday, July 3:
Still more arrivals, everyone in the best of spirits. Each singer seems born for his role, and the correct deployment of forces has already achieved an amazing result in Das Rheingold. Indescribable impression.
Cosima's Diaries
Diary Entry of July 3, 1875
Overview
More people continued to arrive, and the company was buoyant, as if each singer had stepped into the part naturally. The careful arrangement of forces had already produced a striking effect in Das Rheingold, leaving an impression that could hardly be put into words.