It is La Cieca’s sad duty to publish the following example of “This Diva Looks Like That Diva.”

At left we see Renée Fleming in a photo published in the New York Times Magazine around 1999 or so.* Longtime readers of parterre.com will remember that La Cieca uses this image to illustrate the term “No Gay Friends” on her “Talk the Talk” page. At right is a photo accompanying the story “Kirstie Alley quits as face of slimming firm Jenny Craig after piling on the pounds AGAIN” in the Daily Mail.

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* Thankfully, Fleming has brought both her waistline and fashion sense under control in recent years.

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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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