i’m still here!
By
La Cieca
La Cieca wants to reassure her cher public that she has neither fallen off the face of the earth nor succumbed to that mysterious illness that’s killing all the bloggers. The last few days have been something of a slow news period for opera gossip and your doyenne has taken advantage of that fact by retiring to her boudoir and catching up on beauty sleep.
Our JJ will make the trek from Sunnyside this weekend to witness Satyagraha and Edgar, and Milton Host promises he will nag me into publishing the overdue episode of Unnatural Acts of Opera in some sort of timely manner. (We’ll try for this evening, but sometimes even Milton’s most insistent prodding cannot rouse La Cieca from her lethargy.)
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.
