By La Cieca 
You’d think the intermission here at parterre are as long as those at the Met’s Ernani, La Cieca is so slow posting the weekly announcement of general interest and off-topic discussion!
And while I’ve got your attention, cher public, cast your gaze down the right column of the page, where you will find a new feature: a schedule of all the chats for the month of February, along with a link to La Casa della Cieca. (It’s right below the first ad in the column.)
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.
