Here you are, cher public, your ten most popular parterre box postings (by numbers of pageviews) for the week of September 27-October 3, 2015.  

  1. Don’t axe me why
  2. The Friday afternoon news dump in excelsis
  3. Arms and the man i sing
  4. Man of steel
  5. A quell’amor ch’è palpito
  6. Storm warning
  7. Prison break
  8. The gleam of his smile
  9. One is as one does
  10. Mr. Maine is feeling no pain!

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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