parterre saturday afternoon: Otello

For the return of parterre saturday afternoon at 2:00 PM, Our Own JJ salutes soprano Aprile Millo.

By La Cieca

August 17, 2018

For the return of parterre saturday afternoon at 2:00 PM, Our Own JJ salutes soprano Aprile Millo, who will be making her London recital debut on Tuesday. The live recording we’ll be hearing is an Otello from 1988 in which The Divine Miss Millo shares the stage with Vladimir Atlantov and Renato Bruson.

As a special treat for you afternoonians, La Millo has sent a recorded message we’ll be hearing during the intermission. (Those of you know know this diva well know that she is as good a talker as she is a singer.) Also during the intermission JJ will reveal his rationale for programming the show, illustrating his point with a reading from a classic opera text.

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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.