By La Cieca 
The nip in the air (which La Cieca feels most keenly in her skimpy outfit!) reminds your doyenne that the holiday season is upon us. May she suggest that for your gift-giving needs you peruse La Cieca’s Holiday Shop at amazon.com? Remember, parterre.com receives a commision off every product sold from the shop. Bless you all, cher public, and here’s hoping this year you’ll get a particularly large Christmas goose!
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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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.
