By La Cieca La Cieca presents, in traditional YouTube format, the shocking solution to the Mystery of Isolde’s Curse.
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Congratulations to Christian Ocier who recognized all 14 voices almost immediately and so is the winner of the amazon.com
gift card. And thanks to all of you, cher public, for playing!
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.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
