A lazy morning was welcome then I tried to do some work on my music for the rest of this trip, but couldn't find much enthusiasm. The cleaner came to service our apartment and my husband went to the gym while she was here, though I figured I would get enough of a work out at the rehearsal, so I stayed and worked.
The evening rehearsal was the orchestral technical rehearsal. We ran the prologue, which had it's usual problems, of just getting used to the different distances and entrances on the stage. My first entrance is just a walk across the stage, timed with a line of singing...we'll get it right for opening I promise! We've been early and late, so by the law of averages we have to get it right next. We then ran some of the prologue again before there had to be a break, but without props and costumes, which was odd.
After the break we worked on the opera section. The conductor stopped a few times to get balance things right, as this is really the only chance. One the whole things went well, though we did go into overtime, which is something no management likes, but knows that on occasions it will happen. There are different rules in each opera house, often a section of overtime is 20mins, which the orchestra get paid for whether they work an extra 1 minute or the full 20. The singers, of course, get nothing. Singers only get paid for performances, which is why we try to stay fit. I once received hate mail, unsigned, for cancelling a performance when I was sick! Believe me, I don't know any singer who wants to cancel, but if you are sick you often cannot sing and there is nothing else you can do.
The rehearsal was over a little before 11pm, and I tried to wash my face and make my hair look a little less scary as quickly as possible for the walk back.
A little TV, but I was too tired watch for long. Few minutes of mindless magazine reading and I was asleep.