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A preview of sorts of next season s Met production of Armida. This is Herself, as heard  last week in Prague. D amor al dolce impero

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La Cieca has a dream that does not involve a cow, but that s about all it doesn t involve. Eventually she gets around to introducing the final act of Lucrezia Borgia and some other stuff. Lucrezia Borgia, Act 2

La Cieca s old, old, old friend Sanford writes: On May 15th, 1976, The Met was on tour with Le Nozze di Figaro, starring: Figaro: Justino Díaz Susanna: Loretta Di Franco Count Almaviva: John Reardon Countess Almaviva: Lucine Amara Cherubino: Huguette Tourangeau Dr. Bartolo: Andrew Foldi Marcellina: Shirley Love Don Basilio: Andrea Velis Antonio: Richard Best Barbarina: Alma Jean Smith Don Curzio: Robert Schmorr Peasant: Linda Mays Peasant: Dorothy Shawn Conductor: Steuart Bedford Of course our JJ recalls that afternoon s performance, if not exactly with the vividness associated with that night s Trittico (with Renata Scotto, for those of you who have been following along at home). His main recollection, JJ tells La Cieca, is that he mistook the starting time for the Figaro (which, in fact, began at 1:30) and so he had to sprint the distance of about half a mile from his motel to the Dallas State Fair Music Hall, arriving breathless and sweaty just as Mozart s charming overture commenced. Your doyenne has enjoyed the occasional breathless and sweaty evening at the opera in the 32 years since that fateful double-header, and she is delighted to inform her cher public that our Sanford has once again performed his cut-and-paste wizardry to create another vocal identification quiz for your delight and possible financial gain. In honor of that long-ago Figaro, this quiz is based on La Cieca s favorite aria from the opera, Susanna s Deh vieni non tardar.   Eight artists sing segments of the aria; it is your task to recognize all eight and then email La Cieca at lacieca@parterre.com with your solution. The sender of the first email received with all eight correct answers will win an amazon.com gift card. The Susanna Quiz Oh, JJ also remembers that Lucine wore a yellow dress in Act 3. After all, that s not the sort of thing you would tend to forget, is it?

Well, in fact your doyenne just warbles a few bars of a dear old Jerry Herman tune, but the real news is the second part of Montserrat Caballé s legendary New York debut as Lucrezia Borgia. Lucrezia Borgia Act 1

Creon - Keith Lewis Oedipus - Alan Titus Jocasta - Yvonne Naef Messenger - Roland Bracht Shepherd - Johannes Chum Teiresias - Cheyne Davidson. Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Dennis Russell Davies. 1998.

Corinna: Cecilia Gasdia; Marchesa Melibea: Lucia Valentini-Terrani; Contessa di Folleville: Lella Cuberli; Madama Cortese: Montserrat Caballe; Cavalier Belfiore: Frank Lopardo; Conte di Libenskof: Chris Merritt; Lord Sidney: Ferruccio Furlanetto; Don Profondo: Ruggero Raimondi; Barone di Trombonok: Enzo Dara; Don Alvaro: Lucio Gallo; Don Prudenzio: Goran Simic; Don Luigino: Paolo Pellegrini; Maddalena: Gabriele Sima; Modestina: Barbara Frittoli; Antonio: Marzio Giossi; Gelsomino: Ezio Pirovano. Vienna State Opera, 20 January 1988. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

Corinna: Cecilia Gasdia; Marchesa Melibea: Lucia Valentini-Terrani; Contessa di Folleville: Lella Cuberli; Madama Cortese: Montserrat Caballe; Cavalier Belfiore: Frank Lopardo; Conte di Libenskof: Chris Merritt; Lord Sidney: Ferruccio Furlanetto; Don Profondo: Ruggero Raimondi; Barone di Trombonok: Enzo Dara; Don Alvaro: Lucio Gallo; Don Prudenzio: Goran Simic; Don Luigino: Paolo Pellegrini; Maddalena: Gabriele Sima; Modestina: Barbara Frittoli; Antonio: Marzio Giossi; Gelsomino: Ezio Pirovano. Vienna State Opera, 20 January 1988. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

Faust: Neil Shicoff; Mephistopheles: Samuel Ramey; Valentin: Richard Stilwell; Siebel: Gwendolyn Jones; Marguerite: Diana Soviero; Marthe: Geraldine Decker. Tulsa Opera, March 1986. Edoardo Mueller.

Faust: Neil Shicoff; Mephistopheles: Samuel Ramey; Valentin: Richard Stilwell; ; Siebel: Gwendolyn Jones; Marguerite: Diana Soviero; Marthe: Geraldine Decker. Tulsa Opera, March 1986. Edoardo Mueller.

Faust: Neil Shicoff; Mephistopheles: Samuel Ramey; Valentin: Richard Stilwell; Siebel: Gwendolyn Jones; Marguerite: Diana Soviero; Marthe: Geraldine Decker. Tulsa Opera, March 1986. Edoardo Mueller.

Macbeth - Piero Cappuccilli; Lady Macbeth - Shirley Verrett; Banco - Nicolai Ghiaurov; Macduff - Franco Tagliavini; Malcolm - Nicola Martinucci. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. December 7 1975.

Una ragazza cieca a causa di un incidente, un difficile viaggio, una forza incredibile, la potenza della musica che in un piano diventa note ed energia, per dipingere di fantasia il futuro.

Macbeth - Piero Cappuccilli; Lady Macbeth - Shirley Verrett; Banco - Nicolai Ghiaurov; Macduff - Franco Tagliavini; Malcolm - Nicola Martinucci. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. December 7 1975. Special feature: Miss Tallulah Bankhead joins the Apocryphal Opera Anecdote Theater of the Air for scenes from Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Macbeth - Piero Cappuccilli; Lady Macbeth - Shirley Verrett; Banco - Nicolai Ghiaurov; Macduff - Franco Tagliavini; Malcolm - Nicola Martinucci. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. December 7 1975

There hasn't been much chatter about it, but it seems that Rolando Villazón is emerging from his four-month period of silence. His recently updated website states that the tenor is scheduled for staged performances in Vienna (Manon and Werther) beginning January 5, followed by a series of concerts and a couple of Verdi Requiems in the spring. Engagements for the summer of 2008 include a new Don Carlos at the Royal Opera and Roméo et Juliette at the Salzburg Festival. La Cieca looks forward to hearing Villazón here in New York in the fall, when he and Anna Netrebko are to star in a revival of Lucia at the Met. In fact, according to Mike Richter, Villazón has already made at least one public singing appearance in recent days. Mike has posted on his website a video identified as "Rolando Villazon sings unfamiliar Ponchielli - 9 December 2007." La Cieca doesn't know the aria, but she does hear a healthy voice with an easy high A-natural at the end of the piece. Thoughts? Corrections? Or shall we all just remain guardedly optimistic for the moment?

Adriana Lecouvreur: Renata Scotto Il Principe di Bouillon: James Courtney La Principessa: Elena Obraztsova L'Abate: Joseph Frank Maiordomo: Winther Andersen Maurizio: Giacomo Aragall Michonnet: Giuseppe Taddei Mme. Dangeville: Mildred Tyree Mme. Jouvenot: Pamela South Poisson: Robert Johnson Quinault: John Davies Orchestra and Chorus of the San Francisco Opera; Gianandrea Gavazzeni. 9 September 1977.

Adriana Lecouvreur: Renata Scotto Il Principe di Bouillon: James Courtney La Principessa: Elena Obraztsova L'Abate: Joseph Frank Maiordomo: Winther Andersen Maurizio: Giacomo Aragall Michonnet: Giuseppe Taddei Mme. Dangeville: Mildred Tyree Mme. Jouvenot: Pamela South Poisson: Robert Johnson Quinault: John Davies Orchestra and Chorus of the San Francisco Opera; Gianandrea Gavazzeni. 9 September 1977.