Soft opening
As the Met gears up for its first performances in a year and a half. the company is already canceling shows in the early fall.
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La Cieca
Says the announcement, “While we are busy preparing to welcome you back to the opera house in September, the Met has had to make some changes to the start of the season to accommodate the necessary technical preparations after more than 16 months of closure. This has resulted in the cancellation of the revival of Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride, originally scheduled to run from September 29 to October 15, as well as the October 7 performance of Puccini’s Turandot. Soprano Anna Netrebko’s performance with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Met Orchestra, originally scheduled for October 10, will be postponed to a future season.”
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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Topics: Breaking, Metropolitan Opera
