Their master’s voice
One of Mike Richter‘s most spectacular achievements was the remastering and digitization of the complete master classes conducted by Maria Callas at the Juilliard School in 1971-1972.
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La Cieca
One of Mike Richter‘s most spectacular achievements was the remastering and digitization of the complete master classes conducted by Maria Callas at the Juilliard School in 1971-1972. Selections from his disc “Callas at Juilliard: The Master Classes” follow the jump.
For this podcast, La Cieca has chosen eight representative tracks from the many hours of classes archived on Mike’s CD-ROM.
October 11, 1971. Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi “Eccomi in lieta vesta…Oh! quante volte.” Carolyn Val-Schmidt
November 1, 1971. Massenet: Werther “Werther! Oui m’aurait dit… Des cris joyeux.” Anita Terzian
February 4, 1972. Mozart: Così fan tutte “Temerari!… Come scoglio.” Barbara Shuttleworth
February 7, 1972. Puccini: La bohème “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì.” Kyu Do Park
February 21, 1972. Verdi: Rigoletto “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata.” Sung-Kil Kim
February 24, 1972. Verdi: Don Carlo “Nei giardin del bello.” Sheila Nadler
February 28, 1972. Puccini: Manon Lescaut “Ah, quai a chi la tocca!… Guardate! Come io piango ed imploro.” Mario Fusco
March 16, 1972. Verdi: La forza del destino “Io muoio! Confessione!” Barrie Smith; Mario Fusco; Willard White
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: la divina, master class, mike richter, sweet thursday
