This week, Our Own Jungfer Marianne Leizmetzerin turns her vigilant ears to the recent past to take in a performance of Il trovatore featuring Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo.

Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore

Berliner Staatsoper im Schillertheater
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11 December 2013

In-house recording

Manrico – Gaston Rivero
Leonora – Anna Netrebko
Il conte di Luna – Plácido Domingo
Azucena – Marina Prudenskaya
Ferrando – Adrian Sâmpetrean
Ines – Anna Lapkovskaja
Ruiz – Florian Hoffmann

Photo: Bettina Straub

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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