Current ambience

The political division continues with the right wing finding a plot under every bed.

The country is going to the dogs as they say with the lies and brutality of politics reaching fever pitch.

Conservative party conference is on at the moment so the intensity has been ramped up.

‘Get Brexit done’ is the rallying call. Whatever that is meant to mean. As ever as complex reality translated into a simple but meaningless buzz phrase.

Depressing

La Scala

Ballet at the the famous venue in Milan. A production of Giselle, a ballet I had not seen before.

We were in the “cheap seats ” again so HD to crane the neck to see some of the action.

The ballet is in two parts and the second was very beautiful in the way it portrayed the ‘after life’. The dancing was beautiful and the lead fantastic- though she seemed to know that! The music worked well.

A great night out for me and Shaz.

 

 

More Proming

The last night before the last night of the Proms. A Beethoven evening including the very recognisable #5.

I had the pleasure of going with Joe as Shaz was too busy. We managed to have a pint in South Kensington beforehand and watch the last 20 minutes of the Ashes with the beginning of England’s second innings.

And the music? Good, though as before, when the singers were on we were in some cheap seats to which the voice projection was not so good.

But good fun all the same, very recognisable intro to #5 of course and other sections. The crowd loved it all so much that the orchestra played an encore. Not typical of my experience. Joe seemed to enjoy the evening too- so a win-win.

Until the next time.