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Last week, our indefatigable podcaster Christopher Corwin (not pictured) achieved the milestone of the 200th episode of Trove Thursday. Thus it seemed an appropriate moment to provide the cher public of parterre box with an alphabetical list (by composer) of all those delightful musical tracks paired with the links to the postings in which they were originally unveiled.
Except for an unplanned hiatus in the fall of 2016, for more than three years “Trove Thursday” has been offering broadcasts or in-house recordings of live performances for listening and/or downloading. The 200 tracks so far can be found listed in chronological order of posting at iTunes or via any RSS reader.
Each link on the Trove Thursday Archive page takes you to complete information about the performance including its venue, date, cast and conductor.
Happy listening!
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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