This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ...after arranging with the Grand Duke of Baden far a " model performance " of Tristan at Carlsruhe in September, special singers for which he was himself to select from other theatres. With this intent he leaves Paris again Afay 7 or 8 for Vienna, where he is to be offered his first hearing of Lohengrin, 13 ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ...after arranging with the Grand Duke of Baden far a " model performance " of Tristan at Carlsruhe in September, special singers for which he was himself to select from other theatres. With this intent he leaves Paris again Afay 7 or 8 for Vienna, where he is to be offered his first hearing of Lohengrin, 13 years after that work's completion.--Tr. 205. Vienna, 13. May 1861. MY GOOD MUTZ, The performance of Lohengrin won't be till Wednesday; Fran Ortrnd has had a small mishap. This delay really suits me, for the excitement of the performance would have followed too swiftly on the emotion into which the rehearsal plunged me. That rehearsal took place last Saturday 11th: I sat on the stage, and never stirred from my chair, yet could scarcely stand on my legs when it was over. That rehearsal far exceeded all my expectations, and for the first time in my thorny life as artist did I reap a full enjoyment atoning for everything. Words cannot express the deep, completely unalloyed delight I felt. Orchestra, singers, chorus--all admirable, incredibly fine! Possibly the reverential mood of all who were to represent my work to me for the first time contributed much to the quite incomparably tender, noble and vibrant warmth of their achievement: everything proceeded with the utmost regularity, and yet without any constraint; there was something touchingly hearty about it. I sat quite still, without moving a muscle; merely one tear chased another down my cheek. Then the dear creatures came and silently embraced me; only the band and chorus broke into loud cheers at last. You may imagine the style in which I thanked them all! But it was good Kapellmeister Esser to whom I gave the greatest joy: the poor man had been in dire anxiety beforehand whether I should be...
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