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La Cieca is being hassled mightily at her day job at Widdecomb, Gutterman, Applewhite, Bibberman and Black today, so she’s not able to post her review of Nicholas Limansky‘s lovely new biography of a certain stratospheric singer. The review should appear in the next day or so, but, in the meantime, cher public, please entertain yourselves with the following tangentially related content:

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And here’s a less familiar reading, this time of the original Thomas Meehan story from the New Yorker:

Yma Dream

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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