Maybe I’m too late, but maybe you will still see this!

As a singer, I am always relieved to be able to come off stage and not have to be performing every second of an opera. However, the orchestra and conductor are there for the duration of every opera whether they like it or not. How to you manage on the long operas like Tristan or Rosenkavalier? Especially when you are performing 8 times a week…

Also, Mozart and Strauss keep the violins pretty busy, but I imagine in vastly different ways. Do you have a preference? Is one more taxing than the other?