La Cieca (not pictured) announces not one but two fascinating live video streams this afternoon!

At 1:00 PM begins From the House of the Dead from the Bayerische Staatsoper in a startling new production by Frank Castorf conducted by Simone Young. This performance is scheduled to finish at 2:35…
…which more or less dovetails with the beginning of Lessons in Love and Violence, livestreamed from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, with a 2:30 PM start time.

Either or both may be the topics of this afternoon’s chat, cher public. Our Own JJ returns next Saturday with his YouTube stream-and-chat afternoon show.

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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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