Streaming and discussion commence at 2:00 PM.

And here’s a tentative list of streams/discussion through the end of the week:

Thursday, April 16 at 2:00 PM: I Masnadieri (from La Scala) starring Lisette Oropesa, Fabio Sartori, Michele Pertusi and Massimo Cavalletti, conducted by Michele Mariotti.

Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 PM: Le Comte Ory starring Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, and Juan Diego Flórez, conducted by Maurizio Benini. From April 9, 2011.

Friday, April 17 at 2:00 PM: I Capuleti e i Montecchi (from Opernhaus Zurich) starring Joyce DiDonato, Olga Kulchynska and Benjamin Bernheim, conducted by Fabio Luisi.

Friday, April 17 at 7:30 PM: Madama Butterfly starring Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, and Dwayne Croft, conducted by Patrick Summers. From March 7, 2009.

Saturday, April 18 at 2:00 PM: Lortzing’s Undine (from the Vienna State Opera) performance of 18. April 2015.

Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 PM: Adriana Lecouvreur starring Anna Netrebko, Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczala, and Ambrogio Maestri, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. From January 12, 2019.

Sunday, April 19 at 2:00 PM: Capriccio (from the Vienna State Opera) starring Camilla Nylund, conducted by Michael Boder.

Sunday, April 19 at 7:30 PM: Der Rosenkavalier starring Renée Fleming, Elina Garanca, Erin Morley, and Günther Groissböck, conducted by Sebastian Weigle. From May 13, 2017.

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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