It’s time yet once again for a listening quiz, cher public, courtesy of Our Own armerjaquino.

The following sound file contains snippets of 16 performances of the classic Richard Strauss song “Beim Schlafengehen,” and your task will be to identify all 16 singers in the correct order. Make your guesses in the comments section below, and the first commenter to guess all 16 correctly, or, failing that, the commenter with the highest number of correct identifications as of midnight on Thursday, July 5 will win a coveted Amazon.com Gift Card.

Here’s the clip, cher public, and off you go!

Beim Schlafengehen

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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