A press release reads, in part: “The preeminent Italian conductor Fabio Luisi [not pictured], who holds top posts at the Metropolitan Opera and the Vienna Symphony, begins his appointment as music director of the Zurich Opera at the start of the 2012-13 season. . . . Among conductors on the roster whom Luisi personally invited to be part of his first Zurich season are Marc Albrecht (Tannhäuser), Ivor Bolton (Rinaldo), Teodor Currentzis (Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk), Riccardo Frizza (La scala di seta), Eivind Gullberg Jensen (Rusalka), Patrick Lange (Abduction from the Seraglio), Thomas Rösner (Così fan tutte), Ulf Schirmer (Parsifal), Robin Ticciati (Don Giovanni), and Keri-Lynn Wilson (La traviata).”

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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