Well, “extreme” is such an, oh, how shall I put it… extreme word, my dears; really La Cieca is no more than the humble intermediary here between Mike Richter‘s CD-ROMs and you, the cher public. This time our treat from the trove is Eugene Onegin, a selection from his disc devoted to the Metropolitan Opera Record Club of the 1950s.

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Metropolitan Opera – MORC 824
Abridged and performed in English translation.

Onegin: Frank Guarrera
Tatyana: Lucine Amara
Lenski: Richard Tucker
Olga: Rosalind Elias
Madame Larina: Martha Lipton
Gremin: Giorgio Tozzi

Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos

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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