We're now well into Haydn rehearsals - with a very happy cast who work extremely well together. There's an appealing range of vocal colour and types, but an excellent blended ensemble as well. It's always a great delight when the shape of the opera begins to emerge for the first time and although there's a long process of refinement and polish to go, the structure and character of the work is becoming clear. The directorial concept seems to be holding up, and we're finding surprises and subtleties in what is proving a very accomplished operatic score. The photo shows Lina Markeby (Eurilda), Robert Winslade Anderson (Mastricco) and Vojtech Safarik (Lindoro) in the rehearsal studio earlier today.