Our dear and invaluable Jungfer Marianne Leitmetzerin offers us a new classic this week, a live recording of Anna Netrebko‘s collaboration with Riccardo Muti on Manon Lescaut.

Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Opera di Roma
Riccardo Muti, conductor
02 March 2014

Manon Lescaut – Anna Netrebko
Des Grieux – Yusif Eyvazov
Lescaut – Giorgio Caoduro
Geronte – Carlo Lepore
Edmondo – Alessandro Liberatore
Oste – Stefano Meo
Maestro di ballo – Andrea Giovannini
Una musico – Roxana Constantinescu
Sergente – Gianfranco Montresor
Lampionaio – Giorgio Trucco
Comandante – Paolo Battaglia

Photo: Silvia Lelli

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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