The cher public have spoken: La sonnambula is the must-see event this season at the Met, with 159 votes (a plurality of 43% of all votes cast). Runners-up are Salome and Thaïs. Complete poll results after the jump. 

Which are the “must see” events of the Met’s 2008-2009 season?
  • 125th Anniversary Gala
    27%
  • Adriana Lecouvreur
    17%
  • La Bohème
    1%
  • Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
    2%
  • La Cenerentola
    5%
  • La Damnation de Faust
    29%
  • Doctor Atomic
    31%
  • Don Giovanni
    5%
  • L?Elisir d?Amore
    5%
  • Eugene Onegin
    8%
  • La Gioconda
    15%
  • Lucia di Lammermoor
    16%
  • Madama Butterfly
    3%
  • The Magic Flute
    1%
  • The Fleming Follies (Opening Night)
    21%
  • Orfeo ed Euridice
    10%
  • The Queen of Spades
    5%
  • Rigoletto
    3%
  • Der Ring des Nibelungen
    28%
  • La Rondine
    24%
  • Rusalka
    16%
  • Salome
    38%
  • La Sonnambula
    43%
  • Thaïs
    40%
  • La Traviata
    2%
  • Tristan und Isolde
    20%
  • Il Trovatore
    19%

Total Votes: 369

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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