A tsar is born
Vot tsar’ vash!” Here is your Tsar, the 38-year-old Ukranian bass Alexander Tsymbalyuk.
By
La Cieca
“Vot tsar’ vash!” Here is your Tsar, the 38-year-old Ukranian bass Alexander Tsymbalyuk—his role debut in Boris Godunov, in a new production conducted by Kent Nagano and directed by Calixto Bieito for the Bayerische Staatsoper.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUFkAv8gAKg
Tsymbalyuk will be heard next at the Met starting a week from tomorrow, as Montano in Otello.
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.
