By La Cieca 
This story involves money, so it’s impossible for La Cieca to understand. Nina, darling, would you hasten to our aid?
Or, on the off chance that La Munk, unlike certain others of us, has better things to do than to hang around parterre.com all day and all night, how about others among the cher public read, digest and offer your thoughts?
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.
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.
