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The Future Met Wiki’s details on the company’s 2019-2020 season (due to be unveiled a few weeks from now) still includes occasional lacunae as to casting.
As the season announcement season gears up to its traditional climax, the venerable Future Met Wiki‘s details on the company’s 2019-2020 season (due to be unveiled a few weeks from now) still includes occasional lacunae as to casting. La Cieca invites the cher public to puts its hive mind to filling those gaps in the commments section after the jump.
Agrippina (Met Premiere) Joyce DiDonato as Agrippina, and who else?
Der Fliegende Holländer Who sings the Holländer?
Wozzeck Who sings Marie?
Il Barbiere di Siviglia Rosina, Almaviva?
La Bohème Rodolfo? Second and/or third casting?
La Damnation de Faust Faust?
Káta Kabanová Stefan Margita and who else?
Maria Stuarda Elisabetta?
Le Nozze di Figaro Gaelle Arquez as Cherubino and who else?
The Magic Flute Joelle Harvey as Pamina and who else?
Orfeo ed Euridice Any casting?
Pikovaya dama Ghermann and the Old Countess?
Der Rosenkavalier Octavian?
Simon Boccanegra Amelia and Adorno?
La Traviata Any casting?
Turandot Calaf?
Image based on a photo by Marty Sohl / Metropolitan Opera.
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.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.