"But my smile still stays on"....

From l'Orchestre de chambre de Paris "The show must go on"yes !
But when?
 I try to join all these 'events' they keep me alive in these strange days which seem endlessly similar to the day before and will be exactly the same the day after.

On line I can keep in touch with all the musicians and singers I admire and love because there are so many collective and fraternal events   like the Gala from the Met (excellent sound most of the time) and then a wonderful concert from Maggio Musicale  Fiorentino with more problems on line but so much warmth from beloved artists like Ludovic Tezier and his lovely wife, they sang  from their home in Marseille. Ludovic Tezier wrote an alarm cry  in Le Monde which can be read by a click on his underlined name. He is very much concerned by the future of all opera singers young ones of course and knows very well how difficult it is to start a career .

I know fairly well there is worse than young  opera singers  out of work,  who, somehow,  have got education if they are in this cultural musical background. It is possible they  can postpone their dream for another reality which will  keep them going. 
There is much,  much,  worse these days here with so many children and youngsters  living in precarious conditions. So many working class people out of work because of the lockdown and not only they are out of work but they have lost their unskilled jobs.
I cannot forget the amazing number of old pensioners who are caught by this virus and die in  Care homes which are so expensive to live in...   and I cannot help each night I tell myself 'let's call it a day' to find the daily number of the deaths  in hospitals and in  care homes. (with hardly any rituals:  the loss of human respect on top of the loss of life)
And yet we have to keep on going and trying to keep on smiling .".My smile still stays on..".