kill me. kill me now. or at least kill me before next summer.
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La Cieca
Verdi’s La Traviata opens the season and will run July 18 through August 25. Arguably Verdi’s most popular work, it returns to the Glimmerglass Opera stage after 20 years in a new production directed by Jonathan Miller
Yes, that’s right, the oft-retired Dr. Miller has been dragged kicking and screaming into the opera arena yet once more, much against his will. Or, as Angela Gheorghiu so charmingly put it, “Jonathan Miller? I barely know him. He just used my name to promote himself, that’s all.â€
[Glimmerglass Opera. Warning, this link opens as a PDF, an piece of software as unnecessary as it is overrated. Not unlike, La Cieca must say, the good doctor himself.]
La Cieca
James Jorden (who wrote under the names "La Cieca" and "Our Own JJ") was the founder and editor of parterre box. During his 20 year career as an opera critic he wrote for the New York Times, Opera, Gay City News, Opera Now, Musical America and the New York Post. He also raised his voice in punditry on National Public Radio. From time to time he directed opera, including three unsuccessful productions of Don Giovanni. He also contributed a regular column on opera for the New York Observer. James died in October 2023.
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