La Cieca (pictured, left) is putting the final touches on Sunday afternoon’s meet-greet-and-Vêpres event. Those parterrians who reserved places in advance (also pictured) are asked to arrive at Symphony Space no later than 2:30 PM to collect their tickets for the film directly from your doyenne (who will be sporting a parterre box t-shirt, not the dressier garb pictured above), and pre-and-post opera antics will transpire in the adjoining Symphony Space cafe.  

Stragglers (and you know who you are!) will be happy to know that La Cieca will have a few cancellation tickets available at the discount price, plus there are seats for the screening at regular price available online and at the Symphony Space box office on the day. So if you do find yourself on the Upper West Side Sunday afternoon, don’t be shy about dropping by and joining in the fun!

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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