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First things first: we understand Maestro Cura has been ill and so we want to send our best wished his way. We hope he will be able to delight his fans on Tuesday but I'm sure you all agree that it is very important for him to take good care of himself and not come back until he is ready vocally as well as physically. I know you join with us in sending him some cyber chicken soup for the soul with a pinch of love added for seasoning.

Not a huge update this week because we spent all seven days working hard on our next retrospective-2009. This is the first retro that we have had no existing bits and pieces for so we had to do it all from scratch which meant an awful lot of hunting and searching. We loved it...but it took a lot of time and didn't leave much for updates.

Need to give a shout-out to all of you who are helping us while we bury our heads in the archives. Sending us your thoughts and impressions and photos and even just URLs to good stuff about Maestro is so helpful. Thanks so much. Special thanks to Monica.

Next week: Retrospective 2010

Upcoming January 2012 Performances

January

24, 26, 29

Turandot

Opernhaus

Zurich

Wiesbaden Opera Gala

Tosca

Review

Both in Appearance and Reality a Seductive Tosca at the State Theater in Wiesbaden

Wiesbadener-Tagblatt

Axel Zibulski

January 16, 2012

…As the diva of this opera gala, Chiara Taigi was admittedly free to shine vocally; she was more sensitive, more focused than is sometimes the case with opera guests that are flown in. The singer, a native of Rome, convinced with a darkened, in-character soprano which was sustaining in the piano, always elegant, refined, and seductive in every way.

In the shadow of the Argentine

…Scarpia's methods are those of physical and especially psychological torture, as baritone Tito You in this most showcased role was rather restrained in indicating. Here he stood in the shadow of the Argentine Jose Cura, who some years ago was marketed at high price as the hoped-for tenor. In his appearance as Cavaradossi, Cura offered much in bright and lively stage presence, as well as ample vocal (tenoral) stability and soundness- in spite of one or two high notes shifted to falsetto, in spite of forced notes here and there- to really come to be on par with Chiara Taigi's wonderful Tosca….

JC 2012 Calendar Last updated in November 2011 ALWAYS check the JC Official Calendar for the latest information! check the JC official calendar
Month / 2012	Performance Dates	Title	Theatre	City
January	1, 5, 8	*Otello*	Opernhaus	Zürich
January	13	Tosca	Hessischen Staatstheaters	Wiesbaden
January	21, 24, 26, 29	*Turandot*	Opernhaus	Zurich
February	1	*Turandot*	Opernhaus	Zurich
February	11	*Otello Gala*	Slovak National Theater	Bratislava
March	2	*Otello Gala*	Slovak National Theater	Bratislava
March	19, 22, 30	*Tosca*	Staatsoper	Vienna
April	2	*Tosca*	Staatsoper	Vienna
May	6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15	*La rondine*	Opera Lorraine	Nancy
May	21, 23, 25	*Otello*	Grand Theatre de la Ville	Luxembourg
May	31	*Tosca*	Oper	Köln
June	2	*Gala Concert/Dvorak Festival*	Open Air	Olomouc
June	9, 12	*Tosca*	Royal Swedish Opera	Stockholm
June	21	*Gala Concert*	State Kremlin Palace	Moscow
June	24	*Otello*	Opernhaus	Zürich
August	9, 11	Carmen [ production designer & singer ]	Arena	Nimes
November	17, 20, 22, 25, 27, 30	*Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci* [ production designer & singer ]	Opera Royal de Wallonie,	Liege
Dec	2, 5	*Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci* [ production designer & singer ]	Opera Royal de Wallonie,	Liege
December	15, 18	*Carmen*	Deutsche Oper	Berlin

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La commedia é finita	José Cura Official Web Site All things Cura . . . .	Cuibar José Cura's management / production company

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