turco-italiaWhy you chose it I can’t say: I guess you like it better this way. At any rate, this afternoon’s chat (by popular demand) will revolve around a broadcast of Il turco in Italia from the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Here’s the BBC 3 Player, and the live chat is in the usual location. 

Fiorilla: Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano)
Don Narciso: Colin Lee (tenor)
Don Geronio: Alessandro Corbelli (baritone)
Selim: Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (bass)
Prosdocimo: Thomas Allen (baritone)
Zaida: Leah-Marian Jones (mezzo-soprano)
Albazar: Steven Ebel (tenor)
Maurizio Benini, Conductor. Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.

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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