Monday, December 4:
To Bologna, where we received a nice welcome from the syndic and the directorate. In the evening, Rienzi, very festive and happily enthusiastic, a much better performance than in Vienna.
Cosima's Diaries
Diary Entry of December 4, 1876
Overview
Arrival in Bologna brought a warm reception from the syndic and the directorate. The evening performance of Kieni^i was festive and enthusiastic, and felt notably better than the one in Vienna.