By La Cieca 
The untold want by life and land ne’er granted: Now, voyager sail thou forth to seek and converse during the week of October 16.
Please note that La Cieca will have only limited internet access this week and so will do updates only as necessary. If you get wind of some whopper of a news story, please post what you know in this comments section, preferably with “BREAKING” as the first word of the comment in order to alert your fellow cher public.
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.
