La Cieca expects that many of the cher public (pictured) will take the afternoon off for fun in the sun, but for those of you who prefer to stay in air-conditioned interior comfort, there’s chat. And this pm there’s a true embarrassment, and I’m not just talking about the Capri pants pictured above; also of riches for the discerning listener and the voluble chatter, as listed (in part) after the jump.

1:00 PM

  • FRANCE MUSIQUE. Claude Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande
  • BBC RADIO 3. Weinberg’s The Portrait
  • DEUTSCHLANDRADIO KULTUR. Gottfried von Einem: Der Besuch der alten Dame
  • DWOJKA POLSKIE RADIO. Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
  • RADIO 4 NETHERLANDS. R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
  • RTP ANTENA 2, Lisbon, PORTUGAL. Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
  • WETA,Washington, D.C. Mozart: Don Giovanni
  • WFMT OPERA NETWORK. Bizet: Carmen
  • WQXR. Verdi: Macbeth

1:30 PM

  • NPR World of Opera. Saviero Mercadante: Virginia
  • RADIO OESTERREICH INTERNATIONAL. Riccardo Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini

2:00 PM

  • CESKY ROZHLAS 3, Prague.  Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereux
  • ESPACE 2 Lausanne. Vivaldi: Orlando furioso
  • ESPACE MUSIQUE Montreal, Quebec. Handel: Alcina
  • LATVIA RADIO KLASIKA. Wagner: Die Walkure
  • RADIO TRE (RAI). Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

For links to all these internet radio broadcasts, please visit the invaluable Operacast, and then sharpen your conversational skills at La Casa della Cieca.

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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