coote[San Francisco Chronicle]: I’m certainly not the first person to observe how convincing you are in male roles. Would I be correct in thinking that the line outside your dressing room after these performances is rather, um, interesting?

[Alice Coote]; I gather there’s speculation about me all over the place. I seem to have attracted a lot of ladies with big crushes on me. But, you know, I think I’m properly gorgeous as a man. Gawd, sometimes I think I’d run off with me – must be something in my DNA. I can’t believe I just said that.

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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