Here’s a quick last-minute quiz for you Martinu fans out there: answer the question after the jump and win two tickets to Gotham Chamber Opera’s double bill program of Alexandre bis and Comedy on the Bridge this week.

Here’s the question, cher public: “When was the last time (year) Gotham Chamber Opera presented a Martinu double-bill and in what venue did it take place?”

Please email your answers to Michelle Tabnick, press representative for GCO. (That email address is [email protected].) The first three of you who email her with the correct answer to the above question will each win a pair of tickets to the current double bill.

Photo: Richard Termine

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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