However, Mahler had foreseen that and had secretly been negotiating with Bernhard Pollini, the director of the Stadttheater Hamburg since summer and autumn of 1890, and a contract was finally signed in secrecy on 15 January 1891.
Con todo, Mahler previra isto e estivera a negociar en segredo con Bernhard Pollini, o director da Stadttheater Hamburg dende o verán e o outono de 1890, e asinou finalmente un contrato en segredo o 15 de xaneiro de 1891.