New Year’s Eve. It was bitter out, no place to be, a chilling wind to complement the snow and ice…
… but the party must go on, drinks all-round…
… including lashings of champagne supplied generously by Don Giovanni…
… inebriated, we venture outside and gatecrash a party inhabited by strange folk…
… amidst the hedonistic goings-on Big Ben is heard cueing 2026…
We danced through the night…
… although the fair lady chose a different music…
The hours flew by, and almost without warning, daybreak…
… yet we had enough energy for a final bacchanal…
Sleep needed and perchance to dream pretty pictures. Let’s pretend it’s still dark in the bright first day of 2026…
Credits (where not stated):
La traviata, conducted by Sir Mark Elder
Ravel ‘Daybreak’, Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit (Decca)
Finzi, LPO/Sir Adrian Boult (Lyrita)