For whatever reason (Absence of James Levine? Incompetence of Robert LePage? The economy? Clumsy scheduling? Wagner overload?), next season’s Ring cycle at the Met doesn’t seem to be selling. What La Cieca means by “doesn’t seem” she will define after the jump.

Following is a screenshot of the online ordering interface for individual tickets for the Thursday, May 2, 2013 performance of Götterdämmerung. The image dates from earlier today.

The little blue circles stand for orchestra seats that have not been sold yet and presumably are not being set aside for use as part of a complete cycle. Tickets to these individual Ring operas have not yet gone on sale to the general public; this screenshot was submitted by a Met patron who gets early access to single ticket sales.

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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