Salzburg Festival Blog 8 (30 July)
I go down to the Orchesterhaus early to meet Genia Kuhmaier our soloist for the forthcoming Mozart Matinee. We rehearse and she is singing beautifully despite having sung Beethoven's 9th Symphony the night before and feeling very tired. (She is also pregnant). After the Arias we play the rest of the programme in anticipation of the public Dress Rehearsal after lunch. I go over to the Festspiel Haus to meet my family for a quick lunch at Triangel. Then comes bad news my telephone from Matthias Schulz ( the Festival Concerts Organiser and No.2 to Markus Hinterhauser). Genia has gone...