Each day becomes busier than the last. Catering was in full swing at Holcot House today in the more than capable hands of Gilly French, assisted by her cousin Felicity French, with the cast of 14 and the orchestra of 24 to feed between rehearsals. Excellent home cooking is one of the special features of the Bampton week, helping to boost morale. There was plenty of technical work on stage this morning, but the main events on the schedule were the afternoon Sitzprobe in the cool of Bampton's medieval church, and the evening (non-costume) run of Act 2 on stage with orchestra. The moon rose right on cue for Susanna's Act 2 aria - "How clear the moonlight" - and the set looked stunning under our first lighting trial. Today was also the 25th birthday of Caroline Kennedy (Cecchina) - she's shared previous birthdays, including her 21st, with us and is very much part of the Bampton musical family. She was treated to a very operatic rendition of Happy Birthday at tea-time in the church.