Monday, May 7:
Full rehearsal; R. tired, not by the event itself, but by the signs of negligence, for example, in the parts, etc. He is really very tired! And what confronts us here is not, alas, calculated to restore his spirits!
The concert at 8 in the evening; I sit with the two Leweses in the grand tier and am horrified by the sound, a double echo, no impression possible! On top of that, our singers very feeble. Sad feelings, despite the brilliant reception for R.