Volume I Part 30 (1/2)
Enough for today; s I shall have to say to you I keep everything for that occasion, and have really not written to you once about your perforain I heard such wonders All that will coo mad!
Farewell Greet the Princess A thousand kisses from
Your
RICHARD WAGNER
April 13th, 1853
108
Bravo, Schoneck! Long live Kroll's theatre! Those people have rational ideas, and work bravely The fact that you are friendly with Schoneck, and can count upon his goodwill and ives a favourable turn to the performance of ”Tannhauser” at Kroll's theatre, and I, for ainst it, the less so as you see Mirabeau as marchand de draps is quite applicable to ”Tannhauser” at Kroll's theatre; and if Schoneckwill, no doubt, hugely amuse you
Simultaneously with this I write, by your desire, to Schoneck to co perforo to work prudently, as the whole ood result, which will cordially please
Your
FRANZ LISZT
I shall write to Prague to on for some tihtful turmoil of business, Ian explanatory programme for my musical performance here, and was led on that occasion to look once h your pas? When has an artist, a friend, ever done for another what you have done for me? Truly, when I should be inclined to despair of the whole world, one single glance at you raises her, fills me with faith and hope; I cannot conceive what I should have done without you these last four years Oh, and how much you have made of me; it has been indescribably beautiful forthat space of tiratitude” cannot contain et your leave of absence!
Do not frightensoon
I have engaged Da to find an orchestra of seventy men when there were only fourteen competent musicians in the place I have plundered all Switzerland, and all the neighbouring states as far as Nassau It was necessary to raise the guarantee fund to 7,000 francs in order to cover expenses, and all this that I rin”
I expect you for certain in the first days of June If only the joy of seeing you again does not drive me mad! Adieu Come to
Your
R W
ZURICH, May 9th, 1853
110
Your splendid programme for the musical performances at Zurich, May 18th, 20th, and 22nd, has made me quite sad, dearest friend
Why can I not be present to ood of questioning, brooding, and sorrowing? I cannot get away from here before the end of June
Toramme is of no interest to you), and ten days afterwards the performance of ”Moses” by Marx, which I have to conduct On June 15th takes place the jubilee of the Grand Duke, for which his Majesty the King of Saxony will probably come here, and the 20th is the birthday of the Hereditary Grand Duke On the 26th or 28th I accompany my mother, who is still half lame, to Paris; and by the middle of July at the latest I shall be with you in Zurich