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Opera to go ahead after power failure hit festival concert | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
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 (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 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. |
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." | |