This week’s contribution from Jungfer Marianne Leitmetzerin is a more intimate one, sort of: a recital by Dame Gwyneth Jones.

Dame Gwyneth Jones
Geoffrey Parsons, piano
Teatro Regio, Parma
11 March 1983

Richard Wagner:
Tannhäuser – Dich, teure Halle
Wesendonck-Lieder
Der Engel
Stehe still
Im Treibhaus
Schmerzen
Träume

Franz Schubert:
Die junge Nonne, D. 828
Du bist die Ruh, D. 776
Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118

Giuseppe Verdi:
La forza del destino – Pace, pace mio Dio
Macbeth – Nel di della vittoria… Vieni! T’affretta… Or tutti, sorgete

Richard Strauss:
Ständchen, op. 17 no. 2
Morgen, op. 27 no. 4
Wiegenlied, op. 41 no. 1
Schlagende Herzen, op. 29 no. 2
Cäcilie, op. 27 no. 2

Giacomo Puccini:
Turandot – In questa reggia

Encores:
Giacomo Puccini:
Madama Butterfly – Un bel dì vedremo
Tosca – Vissi d’arte

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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