Friday, June 2:
Rehearsal between Alberich and Mime! It goes very well; in the theater in the evening Hill wants to climb up and fall into the abyss himself, in spite of giddiness and other difficulties, a great triumph for R.
Cosima's Diaries
Diary Entry of June 2, 1876
Overview
The Alberich-and-Mime rehearsal proceeds well, and the evening brings a further victory when Hill insists on climbing into the abyss despite his own misgivings. R. can savor the result as another proof that the production is taking shape against the odds.