Wagner's Letters

Franz Liszt to Richard Wagner

January 15, 1858

Overview

Liszt replies that he cannot raise money in Weimar immediately, but has already arranged for Wagner to receive the requested thousand francs in Paris through his son-in-law Emile Ollivier. He adds that he could come to Strasbourg for a day if conversation is truly needed, and hints that the Princess has conceived a promising idea which Wagner will soon hear about directly.

Letter

Dearest Richard,

At Weymar I cannot raise ten thalers just at present, but I have written at once to Vienna, and in a week's time the sum of a thousand francs, named by you, will be handed to you by my son-in-law, M. Emile Ollivier (avocat au barreau et depute de la ville de Paris). Call on him at the end of next week. He lives rue St. Guillaume, No. 29, Faubourg St. Germain. If it is of use to you to have some conversation with me, I will come to Strassburg for one day, although I find it difficult to leave Weymar at the present moment. The Princess has had an excellent idea, of which you will hear more before long. She will write to you as soon as she has had an answer with regard to it.

Franz Liszt

Source: Project Gutenberg eBook #4234, Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2, No. 252