kaufmann_friedrichOn this upcoming otherwise dreary Tuesday afternoon, La Cieca hopes the cher public will all be figuratively glued to their PCs and Macs for a live web telecast of Werther from the Opéra-Bastille. Jummy Jonas Kaufmann stars with Sophie Koch, Ludovic Tézier, and Anne-Catherine Gillet; Michel Plasson conducting.  The entire event will be webcast on Arte TV as well as on the Paris Opera website. 

If you miss the transmission beginning at 20:30 (i.e., 2:30 pm in New York), apparently it will be available on demand at the Arte.tv site afterward. Since Kaufmann doing anything is naturally of enormous interest to the parterriani, La Cieca will have chat facilities enabled despite the unconventional hour.

Here’s a sampling of the poet from last night’s performance.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V1-hALkqGU

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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