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The Program

“Ritorna vincitor!”
From Verdi’s Aida

“Tacea la notte placida … Di tale amor”
From Verdi’s Il Trovatore

“Donde lieta uscì”
From Puccini’s La Bohème

Song to the Moon
From Dvo?ák’s Rusalka

“Se come voi piccina io fossi”
From Puccini’s Le Villi

“Thy hand, Belinda … When I am laid in earth” (Dido’s Lament)
From Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas

“Lascia ch’io pianga”
From Handel’s Rinaldo

“Un bel dì”
From Puccini’s Madama Butterfly

“Ah! je suis seule … Dis-moi que je suis belle”
From Massenet’s Thaïs

“Adieu, notre petite table”
From Massenet’s Manon

“L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” (Habanera)
From Bizet’s Carmen

“Hymne à l’amour”
By Marguerite Monnot and Édith Piaf

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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