Coda (Hannibal)
The past season had been truncated, a regrettable truth that the manager of the Opera House was eager to rectify. The summer season opened in two months, but instead of adhering to standard custom, Erik instead planned for the last opera of the season to be played in a month's time. Another was written and waiting, and the summer line up was complete, if not yet published. His assistant was working out the details with that particular duty, and Erik had full intention on pressing the young man if the summer was not announced by the close of the business day.
But it wasn't Mike Deal that Erik had called to his office today.
The door to his office at the Opera House was open. A full tea set was waiting on a small table by his desk. And on the desk sat a freshly bound score entitled only 'La Mer.' Erik worked through last-minute design features of the upcoming opera while waiting for his star pianist to appear.