new years concert - aibu to think you can't look that fresh this early

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watching in my dressing gown drinking a very black coffee.
not quite up to food yet...
hair a big mess. eye bags bigger that shopping bags.

happy new year 🎉

I think they must start preparing early to look that good! And the audience brush up well too! Obviously they are an hour ahead.

Off topic slightly but the low numbers of female musicians is still glaringly obvious. The orchestra used to be all male until just recently, I believe, and they are obviously making an effort but I find it hard to believe that there are so few female professionals good enough to be part of this world famous orchestra.

I find it hard to believe that there are so few female professionals good enough to be part of this world famous orchestra.

sure they could. but it's very much an old boy's club and only admitted women at all relatively recently. and the audition process is geared towards favouring men.

I still weirdly enjoy watching it every year

This outdoor percussion section is a bit nuts

I have just switched it over from TV to Radio 3. Normally watch it but it always looks a bit 'ambassador's party'. And that space themed bit was pure cringe.
Just listening is way better.

the space theme is a bit weird.
I very much prefer the ballet dancing. which admittedly is also weird

We went a couple of years ago - it's at 11 Vienna time so another hour! So if you watch the new year fireworks (which in Vienna are everywhere) then bed it's not that bad. Then a hair of the dog Cremant at the interval helps ;-)

The orchestra play the same concert on 30, 31 and 1st so they basically defer their partying until tonight.