but she can be a little mysterious a times. The cher public averaged seven out of 11 answers correct on our Casta Diva Quiz, with a four-way tie-up for first position. (By which, La Cieca should perhaps add, she means that four contestants had exactly 10 correct answers, not that your doyenne resorted to some sort of round-robin bondage party as a tiebreaker.) Anyway, congratulations to Paul S., Daniel S. and David S. (all member of the “Savant” family, obviously/)  And even heartier congratulations (if such a thing is possible) to Lindoro Almaviva, who also got ten correct and won the coin toss and therefore the amazon.com gift certificate.  La Cieca apologizes for the delay in announcing these results, but she had the worst time finding her four-headed coin!

La Cieca

James Jorden (who wrote under the names "La Cieca" and "Our Own JJ") was the founder and editor of parterre box. During his 20 year career as an opera critic he wrote for the New York Times, Opera, Gay City News, Opera Now, Musical America and the New York Post. He also raised his voice in punditry on National Public Radio. From time to time he directed opera, including three unsuccessful productions of Don Giovanni. He also contributed a regular column on opera for the New York Observer. James died in October 2023.

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