By La Cieca 
Our Own Jungfer Marianne Leitmetzerin returns with a treat from the Teatro Colon: a live performance of Manon Lescaut starring Monterrat Caballé and Richard Tucker!
Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires
Bruno Bartoletti, conductor
13 June 1966
Manon Lescaut – Montserrat Caballé
Des Grieux – Richard Tucker
Lescaut – Gian-Piero Mastromei
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.
