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.
Susan Bullock, Toby Spence and Kate Royal star in Benjamin Britten‘s 1953 opera.
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The cream of the Met’s 1990s roster join forces for a controversial* staging of Mozart’s comedy.
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Video from the January 6, 2019 performance at the Bayerische Staatsoper.
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The discussion of the Metropolitan Opera’s “At-Home Gala” set a new record for parterre box articles, with 11,590 pageviews and 1,877 comments!
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The stalwart Met mezzo-soprano died earlier today.
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Oksana Dyka, Anita Rachvelishvili and Ildar Abdrazakov star in this Live in HD video from March 1, 2014.
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Staatsoper Stuttgart continues it s#OpertrotzCorona series.
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Sonya Yoncheva stars in the title role of Verdi’s stirring drama, opposite Piotr Beczala as her lover, Rodolfo.
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“The efforts long ago of the king of Pontus to resist Roman domination of the Mediterranean remind us of recent attempts by some European leaders to change the rules of the Union.”
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The legendary opera farewell of Miss Leontyne Price, as transmitted live on January 3, 1985.
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Alexander Pereira presents Cecilia Bartoli, Vittorio Grigolo, Mikhail Petrenko, Diana Damrau, Ludovic Tézier, Francesco Meli, Lisette Oropesa, Luca Salsi, Thomas Hampson, Krassimira Stoyanova, Michele Pertusi, Eva Mei, Leo Nucci, Sonya Yoncheva, Fabio Sartori, Anna Pirozzi and Saioa Hernández performing live from their respective living rooms.
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Isabel Leonard stars as Nico Muhly‘s enigmatic heroine.
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With Anna Caterina Antonacci (Cassandre), Brandon Jovanovich (Enée) and Joyce DiDonato (Didon).
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Sondra Radvanovsky stars as Queen Elizabeth I, with Matthew Polenzani in the title role, Elina Garanca and Mariusz Kwiecien.
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From the Rome Opera in 2012 conducted by Riccardo Muti.
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Joyce DiDonato, Elza van den Heever and Matthew Polenzani star in this Live in HD presentation from January 19, 2013.
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Kristine Opolais and Piero Pretti star in a performance from Vienna in 2016.
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Tout le monde assembles online to celebrate the 90th birthday of Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim.
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Stefan Herheim directs this Handel production for the Deutsche Oper am Rhein.
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Peter Gelb and Yannick Nézet-Séguin welcome over 40 Met stars to an online concert.
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Natalie Dessay, Matthew Polenzani and Dmitri Hvorostovsky star in this Live in HD video from April 14, 2012.
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Patrizia Ciofi, Daniela Barcellona, Annick Massis, Carmela Remigio and Juan Francisco Gatell are heard in this 2009 performance from La Scala.
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