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.
Starring Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, and Cornell MacNeil, conducted by James Levine. From April 7, 1984.
Starring Deborah Voigt, Susan Graham, Karen Cargill, Bryan Hymel, Eric Cutler, Dwayne Croft, and Kwangchoul Youn, conducted by Fabio Luisi. From January 5, 2013.
More schwanning around, this time with Eva Marton, Leonie Rysanek, Peter Hofmann, Leif Roar and John Macurdy, conducted by James Levine. From January 10, 1986.
From the Theater an der Wien, recorded in September 2018.
Starring Elina Garanca, Roberto Alagna, Laurent Naouri, Elchin Azizov, and Dmitry Belosselskiy, conducted by Sir Mark Elder. From October 20, 2018.
From San Francisco Opera: Michael Fabiano, Alexia Voulgaridou, Alexey Markov, Nadine Sierra, Christian Van Horn
and Hadleigh Adams star.
Calixto Bieito directs Roberto Alagna, René Pape, Vida Mikneviciute, Ekaterina Gubanova and Martin Gantner in this livestream from the Staatsoper Unter den Linden.
Live from the Vienna State Opera, starring Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov and Wolfgang Koch; Bertrand de Billy conducts.
Starring Teresa Stratas, Astrid Varnay, Richard Cassilly, and Cornell MacNeil, conducted by James Levine. From November 27, 1979.
Legendary bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel performs a holiday program with several special musical guests, live from Brecon Cathedral in his native Wales.
Streaming and discussion begin at 7:30 PM. Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera
From the Vienna State Opera, with Angela Gheorghiu, Massimo Giordano, Elena Zhidkova and Roberto Frontali. Evelino Pidò conducts. Performance of February 22, 2014.
New York Times Classical Music Editor Zachary Woolfe (pictured) joins #KikiKonversations with Karen Slack.
With: Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Francesco Meli, Elisabeth Kulman; Evelino Pidò conducting.
Starring Sasha Cooke, Thomas Glenn, Gerald Finley, Richard Paul Fink, and Eric Owens, conducted by Alan Gilbert. From November 8, 2008.
With Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann and Tomasz Konieczny conducted by Franz Welser-Möst.
The Met is instituting a lockout of its Local One–represented employees (stagehands), effective at midnight tonight.
La Scala opens with an ultra-starry gala.
Starring Shirley Verrett, Luciano Pavarotti, and Cornell MacNeil, conducted by James Conlon. From December 19, 1978.
Born on this day in 1900 actress Agnes Moorehead.
Starring Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, Tatiana Troyanos and James King, conducted by James Levine. From March 12, 1988.
Starring Barbara Frittoli, Elina Garanca, Roberto Alagna, and Teddy Tahu Rhodes, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. From January 16, 2010.
From the Vienna State Opera: Alain Altinoglu leads Bernarda Fink, Adrian Eröd, Simon Keenlyside, Olga Bezsmertna, Maria Nazarova and Franz-Josef Selig.