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Much guesswork, most of it terribly astute, went into our most recent vocal ID quiz, and La Cieca is now ready to reveal the most accurate of a very accurate bunch.
Much guesswork, most of it terribly astute, went into our most recent vocal ID quiz, and La Cieca is now ready to reveal the most accurate of a very accurate bunch.
Our sharpest-eared Lady listener is sl, who zeroed in on 14 of the 18 sections, and therefore will the coveted Amazon.com Gift Card.
The complete and correct list of Ladies is as follows:
Maria Callas
Marisa Galvany
Tiziana Fabbricini
Cristina Deutekom
Deborah Voigt
Anja Silja
Pauline Tinsley
Adelaide Negri
Dolora Zajick
Galina Vishnevskaya
Christa Ludwig
Ghena Dimitrova
Elena Souliotis
Liudmyla Monastyrska
Renata Scotto
Jennifer Larmore
Mara Zampieri
Elizabeth Connell
And, believe it or not, DeCaffarrelli did not throw in this ringer.
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.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.