Friday, August 27:
Read Parsifal to Mimi; tremendously moved.
Lunch with friend Schure; his departure; solitary evening, letter to Herr Jauner.
Cosima's Diaries
Diary Entry of August 27, 1875
Overview
Reading Parzival aloud to Mimi leaves everyone deeply stirred, and the emotional weight of the text seems to linger after the page is closed. Lunch with Schure is followed by his departure, and the evening turns quiet, ending with a letter to Herr Jauner.