“I had to cancel my trip to Europe at the last minute for medical reasons and have a number of tickets that I am will to give away for free. The tickets are in PDF format so I can easily email them to anyone. This isn’t something that normally is done on the site but I know there are reader virtually everywhere. I just hate to see the tickets go unused. The list is below.”

Nov. 29 – Lady Macbeth of Mtsk (Frankfurt Oper) – 19:00
Nov. 30 – Lohengrin (Dortmund) – 18:00
Dec. 1 -Tristan und Isolde (Deutsche Oper, Berlin) – 16:00
Dec. 2 – Magic Flute (Deutsche Oper, Berlin) – 19:30
Dec. 3 – Samson/Dalila (Staatsoper, Berlin) – 19:00
Dec. 4 – Salome (Staatsoper, Berlin) – 19:30
Dec. 5 – Hamlet (Köln Oper) – 19:30
Dec. 6 – Der Rosenkavalier (Bonn) – 18:00

If you are genuinely interested in obtaining these tickets and plan on attending, please email La Cieca who will put you in contact with this generous parterrian.

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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