As La Cieca hardly thinks she needs tell you, among the attributes of a prima donna necessary to the success of a performance of Adriana Lecouvreur are morbidezza, il sacro fuoco, voce di petto and of course the ability to wear a turban. And surely you do realize that, sad to say, not everyone can pull off a turban. 

On the other hand, some people look right at home in a turban:

Which brings La Cieca to our competition. La Cieca challenges you to choose a current diva (operatic or otherwise) and then adorn her with a turban using online utility The Turbanizer. Email the resulting photo to your doyenne at [email protected].

La Cieca will select the top five finalists and you, the cher public, will decide upon the most gloriously beturbaned femme of them all, and the winner will receive an amazon.com gift certificate.

Here’s an example (created using the Turbanizer) to get you started:

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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