Canard als Gast
This week’s canard is contributed in by the artistic director of Gotham Chamber Opera, Neal Goren.
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La Cieca
This week’s canard is contributed by the artistic director of Gotham Chamber Opera, Neal Goren. He writes, “Reviews for non-narrative operas (4 Saints in 3 Acts, Maria de Buenos Aires, Einstein on the Beach, etc.) often, if not always, comment that they are not operas, in spite of the composers calling them operas.”
The question, then, is a non-narrative staged work an opera, or not an opera, and who decides?
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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Topics: canard de la semaine
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People: Neal Goren
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Works: Einstein on the Beach, Four Saints in Three Acts, María de Buenos Aires
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Places & Organizations: Gotham Chamber Opera
