The New Opera Can Then Afford To Wait A While, Like A "Good Thing" - Only May Weariness At It Remain Long Absent [Untranslatable Play On The Words Weile And Langeweile]!

- In order that you may not have a fit of it in reading this letter, I will at once name to you the magic name of Rosa [Rosa von Milde, the artist and friend of Cornelius, who wrote poetry upon her]...

In consequence of an insinuating intimation of our mutual patroness, I have still to add the excuses of our good friend Brendel to you. When I have an opportunity I will tell you in person about the Prologue disturbances at the Leipzig Tonkunstler Versammlung. Pohl had also supplied one - but the choice was given over to Frau Ritter, and she chose her good "Stern," whose prologue was indeed quite successful and made a good effect. But oblige me by not bearing any grudge against Brendel, and let us always highly respect the author of "Liszt as a Symphonic Writer"! -

A thousand heartfelt greetings from your faithful

F. Liszt

Weymar, August 23rd, 1859

Princess Marie will thank you herself for the Sonnet, and at the same time tell you about the musical performances of the 15th August. Lassen's song, "Ave Maria," of which you gave him the poem long ago, was especially successful. The Quartet:

"Elfen, die kleinen, Wollen dich grussen, Wollen erscheinen Zu deinen Fussen"

["Elfin world greeting To thee is sending, Fairy forms lowly At thy feet bending."]

composed by Lassen), and

"Wandelnde Blume, athmender Stern, Duftende Bluthe am Baum des Lebens"

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