Get an early start today, cher public, with an 11:00 AM live video webcast of Die Walküre from the Bayerische Staatsopera, for discussion both on Rabbit TV and here in the usual comments section.

Richard Wagner
Live: Die Walküre
Mon, 22 January 2018, 11:00 AM
Conductor: Kirill Petrenko
Production: Andreas Kriegenburg
With Simon O’Neill, Anja Kampe, Nina Stemme, John Lundgren and Ekaterina Gubanova.

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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