Diary Entry of May 8, 1870
A pale but pleasant day carries Wagner’s work forward while Cosima attends a rehearsal of the Huldigungsmarsch at the barracks. Her nervousness about the event alters the family schedule, moving the children’s meal to accommodate the rehearsal. The evening returns to Phaedo, keeping Socratic reflection in quiet counterpoint to practical preparations.
Sunday, May 8:
Nice but pale weather. R. works, I to a rehearsal of the “Huldigungsmarsch” at the barracks. God knows how this will turn out, perhaps my star will help me, but I am somewhat nervous. Meal with the children at 4 o’clock on account of the rehearsal. In the evening continued with Phaedo.