English Translation

9 h 1 Aims storming master received a joyful confirmation by the customer of Wagner's first stage success, in order to lead, after quickly overcome concerns, to the first "Tannhäuser" performance in Prague. It took place in November 1854 and was received with enthusiastic enthusiasm. The Prague success of the "Tannhäuser" and the "Lohengrin", whose first performance in Feber 1856 followed, contributed — witnessing intimate relations with the city on the Vltava River — to the desire of the politically exiled and far from home living to "remove his exile from Germany". But it was only nine years later that the Master's longing for the beloved Bohemian landscape and his desire to see the city so stimulating again were fulfilled. However, Prague had seized upon his music dramatic work in remarkable rapid premieres, which made the master's music in Prague truly popular. The great enthusiasm of Wagner arose from a request for a festive concert to be conducted by the master himself, which was answered with a cordial commitment, "to be able to express thanks to the honored Praguens for their participation at all times as much as that which they had demonstrated. The concert — its 80th return next to the memory of the 60th. The death of the master is dedicated to the present Prague Richard Wagner celebration — took place on February 8, 1863 in the Sophien Halls and became a true triumph for the conductor and his work. At the end, Wagner had to thank Wagner for the cheering ovations with a speech in which he assured him that "a friendly reception in Prague, where his works were almost the first to receive such a kind reception.