resnikRegina Resnik returns to the Met to face Marcellina.

A rebroadcast of Le nozze di Figaro from January 11, 1958, right now on Bartok Radio, Hungary.

Figaro………………Giorgio Tozzi
Susanna……………..Hilde Güden
Count Almaviva……….George London
Countess Almaviva…….Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino……………Mildred Miller
Dr. Bartolo………….Fernando Corena
Marcellina…………..Regina Resnik
Don Basilio………….Norman Kelley
Antonio……………..Lorenzo Alvary
Barbarina……………Mildred Allen
Don Curzio…………..Gabor Carelli
Peasant……………..Madelaine Chambers
Peasant……………..Helen Vanni

Conductor……………Erich Leinsdorf

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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