La Cieca
James Jorden (who writes under the names "La Cieca" and "Our Own JJ") is the founder and editor of parterre box. During his 20 year career as an opera critic he has written for the New York Times, Opera, Gay City News, Opera Now, Musical America and the New York Post. He has also raised his voice in punditry on National Public Radio. From time to time he has directed opera, including three unsuccessful productions of Don Giovanni, a work he hopes to return to someday. Currently he alternates his doyenne duties with writing a weekly column on opera for the New York Observer.
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Stephen Costello and Eleonora Buratto lead the bohemian pack this time around.
By La Cieca
“Soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska will sing the title role in Puccini’s Tosca on April 8 and 12, replacing Angela Gheorghiu, who is ill.”
By La Cieca
The charismatic soprano has just canceled tomorrow afternoon’s performance of Tosca at the Met.
By La Cieca
“The current Met revival, while not perfect, has much to feel joyful and excited about.”
By La Cieca
Today’s Met matinee broadcast is the final performance this season of the acclaimed revival of Verdi’s comedy.
By La Cieca
In the biggest story of March 2023, awesome Angela Meade pulled off the Einspring of the Year, saving the Met’s performance of Norma.
By La Cieca
This much-anticipated revival stars Lise Davidsen and Günther Groissböck.
By La Cieca
The complete new recording played by Radio Beethoven in Santiago, Chile.
By La Cieca
Helena Dix goes on for the broadcast this afternoon!
By La Cieca
Another broadcast of one of the Met’s finest revivals of the season.
By La Cieca
“For this evening’s performance of Norma (March 22, 2023), Norma will now be sung by Helena Dix, replacing Sonya Yoncheva.”
By La Cieca
“I greatly enjoyed the musical interpretation as a whole, even if I felt that many of the singers seemed a little lost, mismatched, or out-of-place in François Girard’s production.”
By La Cieca
“In its current Met revival, happily, Falstaff has everything it needs.”
By La Cieca
Protean Anna Netrebko has booked her first performances of Ponchielli’s La Gioconda .
By La Cieca
Angel Blue’s “experience in the role shows as the voice sails over the arching lines of Verdi’s cantilena like liquid velvet.”
By La Cieca
Celebrate International Women’s Day 2023 with a broadcast of Bellini’s masterpiece.
By La Cieca
Vladimir Jurowski conducts a new production by Dmitri Tcherniakov of Prokofiev’s epic. Streamed live from the Bayerische Staatsoper.
By La Cieca
Today’s “Listeners’ Choice” is a broadcast of Donizetti’s opera from March 11, 1978.
By La Cieca
Piotr Beczala is the Grail Knight in tonight’s live broadcast.
By La Cieca
