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Don Carlo, Infant von Spanien Yusif Eyvazov
Elisabetta, Königin von Spanien Anna Netrebko
Prinzessin Eboli Elena Maximova
Rodrigo, Marquis von Posa Sebastian Wartig
Philipp II. Tilmann Rönnebeck
Ein Mönch Alexandros Stavrakakis
Tebaldo Mariya Taniguchi
Cond. Johannes Wulff-Woesten
At the request of the Staatsoper Dresden, the sound file of this performance has been removed from parterre box.
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.
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.