La Cieca was just tipped that leather-loving tunesmith David Del Tredici is journeying below the belt once more, offering the premiere of his song cycle “My Favorite Penis Poems” at Symphony Space on December 4. Soprano Melissa Fogarty will sing the composer’s “frank, erotic, and bawdy” setting of explicit poems from from Rumi to Allen Ginsberg.
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By La Cieca 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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