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.
Katharine Hepburn is better than I remembered, including making a reasonable attempt at a Southern accent. And, of course, there is distinctive star quality to burn, as well as interpretive intelligence.
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Happy 78th birthday singer, actress and filmmaker Barbra Streisand.
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Starring Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara and Nathan Gunn, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. From January 17, 2015.
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Ailyn Pérez, Matthew Polenzani and Ambrogio Maestri star in this 2015 live performance from Munich.
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Starring Anna Netrebko, Kathleen Kim, Ekaterina Gubanova, Joseph Calleja and Alan Held, conducted by James Levine.
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From April 29, 2019, a live performance from Vienna featuring Anne Schwanewilms and Brandon Jovanovich.
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Sonya Yoncheva heads the cast of this January 27, 2018 Live in HD telecast from the Met.
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Simon Rattle leads this performance from November 2018 at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden.
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This Met Live in HD video stars Nina Stemme, Adrianne Pieczonka, Waltraud Meier and Eric Owens, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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Mussorgsky’s original 1868/69 version, as performed by the Bayerische Staatsoper.
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This Met Live in HD video stars Renée Fleming, Elina Garanca, Erin Morley and Günther Groissböck, conducted by Sebastian Weigle.
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From the Vienna State Opera with Camilla Nylund, conducted by Michael Boder.
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Cilea’s melodrama stars Anna Netrebko, Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczala and Ambrogio Maestri, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the Rotterdam Philharmonic in a performance recorded on February 17 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris.
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Happy 72nd birthday soprano Catherine Malfitano.
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The Met’s “Viewers’ Choice” selection, with Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani and Dwayne Croft, conducted by Patrick Summers.
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From Opernhaus Zurich starring Joyce DiDonato, Olga Kulchynska and Benjamin Bernheim, conducted by Fabio Luisi.
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Happy 80th birthday soprano/mezzo-soprano Anja Silja.
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Featuring a ménage à trois of talent: Juan Diego Flórez, Diana Damrau and Joyce DiDonato.
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From La Scala, featuring Lisette Oropesa, Fabio Sartori, Michele Pertusi and Massimo Cavalletti.
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Starring Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna, as transmitted live from the Met on January 10, 2009.
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From the summer of 2018, Rubinstein’s opera performed at Bard SummerScape.
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This Met Live in HD video from October 23, 2010 stars René Pape, conducted by Valery Gergiev.
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Verdi’s Byronic tragedy, from the Teatro Regio di Parma.
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