Who’s that girl in the “Hot Voodoo” wig riding on a rocket? Why, none other than the lovely and talented Cecilia Bartoli, offering us a glimpse of her Cleopatra at the Salzburg Pfingstfestspiele, which is a German word for “Memorial Day.” She heads a glittering company including Andreas Scholl,  Anne Sofie von Otter, Philippe Jaroussky, Christophe Dumaux and Jochen Kowalski in Giulio Cesare, to be  telecast tomorrow afternoon starting at 2:42 PM EDT, and the cher public are invited both to watch the show in the embedded player after the link and to chat in La Casa della Cieca.

If the embedded player does not appear above, please go to the arte.tv website to view it.

Photo © Hans Jörg Michel

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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