Wagner's Letters

Richard Wagner to Max von Weber

September 3, 1844 · Dresden

Overview

Wagner tells Max von Weber, in London, that the transfer of his father's remains to Dresden will go ahead in his absence, the Dresden committee claiming the honour of bearing the costs.

Letter

My Good Friend!

The translation of your dear Father's precious ashes is to be carried out now during your absence in London. We here claim as a great honour the privilege of bearing the comparatively small expenses. [...]

Source: Letters of Richard Wagner, Vol. 1, selected and ed. Wilhelm Altmann, trans. M. M. Bozman (J. M. Dent & Sons, 1927), No. 109