Quite a lot of things all at once; furnishing of the hall, which is to be consecrated today; visit from the machinist Brandt, arrival of the singer Scaria (Hagen) and visit from Frau Loper, back from Karlsbad. Herr Scaria sings some of Hagen’s music straightaway, but since he knows nothing of the text, R. reads it to him (Götterdämmerung).
Curious the dealings with these implements! —