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Doubts over Usher Hall opera after power failure hit festival concert Opera to go ahead after power failure hit festival concert
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Questions remain over whether a five-hour opera will go ahead at Edinburgh's Usher Hall the day after a show had to be cancelled due to an electrical fault. A five-hour opera will go ahead at Edinburgh's Usher Hall the day after a show had to be cancelled due to an electrical fault, officials said.
An Edinburgh International Festival concert did not take place on Tuesday night after a power failure. An Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) concert did not take place on Tuesday night after a power failure.
Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde is due to start at 17:00 on Wednesday.Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde is due to start at 17:00 on Wednesday.
Organisers are hopeful it will go ahead, but the root cause of the problem has yet to be discovered. Organisers said power was restored by 15:00 on Wednesday at the Usher Hall and the concert would go ahead as scheduled.
An EIF spokeswoman said: "We regret the circumstances and thank our understanding audiences.
"We look forward to the rest of the Festival and the wonderful musicians we have lined up."
The power failure happened at about 19:00 on Tuesday, an hour before the concert featuring Russian singers and the London Philharmonic Orchestra was due to start.The power failure happened at about 19:00 on Tuesday, an hour before the concert featuring Russian singers and the London Philharmonic Orchestra was due to start.
Festival organisers apologised to concert-goers and have offered a full refund on tickets.Festival organisers apologised to concert-goers and have offered a full refund on tickets.
A Scottish Power spokesman said there had not been a power cut in the area.A Scottish Power spokesman said there had not been a power cut in the area.
He said an engineer had been called to the Usher Hall on Tuesday evening, and had found that there was "no fault on the Scottish Power network".He said an engineer had been called to the Usher Hall on Tuesday evening, and had found that there was "no fault on the Scottish Power network".
It is understood that there is a problem with the building's internal wiring.It is understood that there is a problem with the building's internal wiring.
An Edinburgh International Festival spokeswoman said they were "hopeful" that Wednesday's performance would go ahead as they had sourced a generator. Karl Chapman, general manager of the Usher Hall, said: "As well as this being the safer option, it is not practical to manage an event without power."
Karl Chapman, general manager of the Usher Hall, said: "The problem was investigated by Scottish Power and they managed to restore power to the building last night.
"Power has remained stable since then. However, the root cause remains unclear so we are continuing to work with engineers and doing everything we can to make sure the situation is completely resolved.
"We remain confident that other performances can go ahead as planned but are working on back-up plans in case we have a repeat of the problem."
He said there had been "intermittent problems" with the power from around 18:00 on Tuesday, before it went off completely at about 19:00.
"Electricians tried to fix the problem on site until it was established that the problem was to do with the power supply coming into the building," he said.
"Unfortunately, once early efforts to fix the problem failed, the performance had to be cancelled.
"As well as this being the safer option, it is not practical to manage an event without power."