By La Cieca 
A name new to La Cieca, but surely soon to become familiar indeed, Phantom Violist, cracked the regie code last week, correctly identifying Le Grand Macabre in the person of barihunk Martin Achrainer. (The production, from the Neue Oper Wien, was directed by Carlos Wagner.)
After the jump, another production to puzzle out.
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.
